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. 1999 Feb 20;318(7182):487–493. doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7182.487

Table 2.

Mean change (95% confidence interval) in measures of stress incontinence from baseline to 6 months

Outcome measure Control (n=30) Exercise (n=25) Electrical stimulation (n=25) Cones (n=27) P value*
Episodes of leakage in 3 days  0.3 (−0.5 to 1.1) −1.2 (−2.0 to −0.4) −0.7 (−1.5 to 1.1) 0.8 (−1.2 to 2.8) 0.01
Stress pad test (g) −12.7 (−27.2 to 1.8) −30.2 (−43.3 to −16.9) −7.4 (−20.9 to 6.1) −14.7 (−27.6 to −1.8) 0.038
24 h pad test (g)  −7.1 (−20.2 to 6.0) −6.6 (−12.1 to −1.1) −0.5 (−8.9 to 7.9)  −22 (−55.7 to 11.7) 0.684
Leakage index  0.1 (−0.1 to 0.3) −0.9 (−1.1 to −0.7) −0.2 (−0.4 to 0) −0.3 (−0.5 to −0.1) 0.001
Social activity index −0.2 (−0.8 to 0.4) 0.6 (0.2 to 1.0) 0.6 (0.2 to 1.0) 0.1 (−0.3 to 0.5) 0.001
*

Kruskal-Wallis test for comparison between groups.