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Table 3.

Outcome of TVT-O and Monarc procedures

	TVT-O	p value within TVT-O group	Monarc	p value within Monarc group	p value between groups
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI)
2 months after surgery
No SUI	76 (85%)		78 (83%)
Improved	7 (9%)		12 (13%)		0.4^a
Unchanged	6 (7%)		4 (4%)
12 months after surgery
No SUI	66 (77%)		73 (77%)
Improved	13 (15%)		16 (17%)		0.9^b
Unchanged	7 (8%)		6 (6%)
2–4 years after surgery
No SUI	54 (72%)		56 (65%)
Improved	9 (12%)		18 (21%)		0.3^b
Unchanged	12 (16%)		12 (14%)
Quality of life analysis
Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ-7, mean ± SD)
Prior to surgery	56 ± 21		51 ± 22		0.1^c
2 months after surgery	11 ± 20	0.0 ^d	13 ± 21	0.0 ^d	0.6^c
12 months after surgery	13 ± 21	0.0 ^d	11 ± 19	0.0 ^d	0.7^c
2–4 years after surgery	11 ± 28	0.0 ^d	12 ± 20	0.0 ^d	0.6^c
Urodynamic Distress Inventory (UDI-6, mean ± SD)
Prior to surgery	45 ± 17		45 ± 16		0.7^c
2 months after surgery	17 ± 18	0.0 ^d	16 ± 17	0.0 ^d	0.7^c
12 months after surgery	16 ± 20	0.0 ^d	16 ± 17	0.0 ^d	0.9^c
2–4 years after surgery	17 ± 18	0.0 ^d	17 ± 17	0.0 ^d	1.0^c
Urge urinary incontinence (UUI)
Prior to surgery present	22 (24%)		26 (26%)		0.7^b
UUI resolved, 2 months after surgery	12 (55%)		14 (54%)		0.7^b
UUI resolved, 12 months after surgery	13 (59%)		17 (65%)		0.5^b
UUI resolved, 2–4 years after surgery	7 (32%)		8 (31%)		1.0^b
Prior to surgery absent
De novo UUI, 2 months after surgery	0		2 (4%)		0.5^a
De novo UUI, 12 months after surgery	3 (4%)		6 (6%)		0.5^a
De novo UUI, 2–4 years after surgery	2 (3%)		4 (5%)		0.2^a

^aFisher’s exact test

^bChi-square test; statistically significant differences are in bold

^cStudent t test (two-sided)

^dWilcoxon signed ranks test, pre- compared to postoperative situation within one group