Table 1.
Selected Patient Characteristics (N = 110)
| Characteristic | N (%) or Mean (±SD) |
|---|---|
| Demographic | |
| Age, years | 55 (±10) |
| Race and ethnicity group | |
| White | 93 (85) |
| African American | 14 (13) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1 (1) |
| Don’t know/Other | 2 (2) |
| Clinical Characteristics | |
| Weight (kg) | 96 (±18) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 36 (±6) |
| Abdominal circumference, cm | 108 (±14) |
| Number of births (n = 100) | 2.4 (±1) |
| Nulliparous | 4 (4) |
| 1 births | 19 (19) |
| 2 births | 38 (38) |
| 3 or more | 39 (39) |
| Characteristics of Bladder Symptoms | |
| Number of total incontinent episodes per week* | 28 (±22) |
| Number of stress incontinent episodes per week* | 10 (±12) |
| Number of urge incontinent episodes per week* | 16 (±16) |
| UI Type | |
| Stress/Stress Predominant | 21 (19) |
| Urge/Urge Predominant | 47 (43) |
| Mixed | 42 (38) |
| Urinary frequency (void every two hours or more) | 64 (58) |
| Nocturia (2 or more voids per night) | 59 (54) |
| Urinary urgency (weekly or more frequent) | 79 (72) |
| Pad weight (grams in 24 hours) | 40 (±54) |
| Physical Examination | |
| Q-Tip test | |
| Resting angle | 18 (±16) |
| Straining angle | 47 (±21) |
| Delta | 30 (±15) |
| Brink’s total score,(Range 3-12) | 8.8 (±2) |
| Stage of prolapse,** | |
| Stage I | 64 (58) |
| Stage II | 43 (39) |
| Stage III | 3 (3) |
*
Reported on 7-day diary
**
Reported by Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification System [26]