Table 2.

Primary and secondary outcomes at 12 months following surgery

Variable	Mesh (n= 69)	No mesh (n= 70)	P-value
Objective success (POP-Q stage 0 or 1)at 12 months of subjects returning forfollow up	51/63 (81.0%)	40/61 (65.6%)	0.07*
Objective success (POP-Q stage 0 or 1)at 12 months assuming subjects lost tofollow up as failures	51/69 (73.9%)	40/70 (57.1%)	0.049*
Objective success (POP-Q stage 0 or 1)at 12 months assuming subjects lost tofollow up as successes	57/69 (82.6%)	49/70 (70.0%)	0.11*
PSI-QOL, mean change from preoperativeto 12 months score** (SD)	−6.93 (±8.25)	−7.77 (±7.43)	0.58***
No. subjects analysed	55	53
SUDI, mean change from preoperativeto 12 months score** (SD)	−20.4 (±29.5)	−17.6 (±30.9)	0.62***
No. subjects analysed	59	57
SIIQ, mean change from preoperative to12 months score** (SD)	−17.3 (±30.9)	−15.0 (±33.2)	0.76***
No. subjects analysed	35	37
CCCS, mean change from preoperativeto 12 months score** (SD)	−1.00 (±4.20)	−0.75 (±4.30)	0.78***
No. subjects analysed	50	44
Subjects reporting a VAS for satisfactionwith surgery of ≥80/100	45/59 (91.5%)	51/63 (81.0%)	0.12*
Awareness of prolapse	3/61 (4.9%)	7/62 (11.3%)	0.32*

^*Fisher’s exact test.

^**A negative change indicates a decrease in score over time and improved symptoms or impaired quality of life.

^***Two sample t-test for independent means.