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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Apr;117(4):913–921. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31820f3892

Table 1.

Characteristics of Women with Overall Failure versus Overall Success

Predictor Overall Failure (n=260) Overall Success No (n=305)
Treatment Group
 RMUS 122(47%) 158(52%)
 TMUS 138(53%) 147(48%)
Race
 Hispanic 28(11%) 38(12%)
 Non-hispanic White 210(81%) 239(78%)
 Non-hispanic Black 8(3%) 9(3%)
 Non-hispanic Other 14(5%) 19(6%)
Marital Status
 Not married 87(33%) 85(28%)
 Married/Living as married 173(67%) 220(72%)
Education
 <HS 10(4%) 19(6%)
 HS/GED 64(25%) 78(26%)
 >HS 99(38%) 108(35%)
 BA/BS/Grad/Prof 87(33%) 100(33%)
Smoking
 Never smoked 143(55%) 163(53%)
 Former smoker 80(31%) 103(34%)
 Current smoker 37(14%) 39(13%)
HRT Use
 No 118(45%) 115(38%)
 Yes 77(30%) 88(29%)
 Pre-Menopausal 64(25%) 101(33%)
Previous Prolapse Surgery
 No 245(95%) 295(97%)
 Yes 14(5%) 9(3%)
Prolapse Stage
 Stage 0–1 110(42%) 140(46%)
 Stage 2 129(50%) 140(46%)
 Stage 3+ 21(8%) 25(8%)
Prior UI Surgery
 No 210(81%) 278(91%)
 Yes 49(19%) 26(9%)
Fecal Incontinence Symptoms
 No 195(75%) 234(77%)
 Yes 65(25%) 71(23%)
Concomitant Surgery
 No 200(75%) 225(74%)
 Yes 60(25%) 80(26%)
Vaginal Deliveries
 Never delivered 31(12%) 36(12%)
 One delivery 50(19%) 47(15%)
 Two deliveries 66(25%) 110(36%)
 Three deliveries 69(27%) 68(22%)
 Four or more deliveries 44(17%) 44(14%)
PVR at Discharge >100
 No 196(79%) 221(75%)
 Yes 51(21%) 75(25%)
Number of Comorbidities
 0 184(71%) 234(77%)
 1 48(18%) 42(14%)
 2+ 28(11%) 29(10%)
Qtip Delta<30
 No 157(60%) 225(74%)
 Yes 103(40%) 80(26%)
Qtip Max Straining<30
 No 201(77%) 263(86%)
 Yes 59(23%) 42(14%)
Empty bladder stress test
 Positive 131(51%) 141(47%)
 Negative 128(49%) 162(63%)
Age, years 54.4(11.4) 52.2(10.2)
BMI 31.1(6.9) 29.6(6.3)
EBL During Sling, ml 42.9(50.4) 43.6(40.4)
POPQ Ba −1.2(1.4) −1.3(1.6)
POPQ Bp −1.9(1.3) −2.0(1.5)
POPQ Gh 3.5(1.0) 3.4(1.1)
Brink score 8.6(2.0) 8.9(2.0)
UDI Total 139.9(43.3) 129.3(44.6)
IIQ Total 163.0(98.8) 139.4(92.5)
Stress Score 20.1(4.5) 18.8(4.7)
Urge Score 7.2(4.0) 5.6(3.7)
Leaks/day 3.9(3.2) 2.9(2.7)
Pad Weight, g 50.2(88.9) 24.7(39.7)

RMUS-retropubic midurethral sling; TMUS-transobturator midurethral sling; HS-high school; GED-graduate equivalency degree; BA/BS-bachelors degree; Grad-post-graduate degree; Prof-professional degreel HRT-hormone replacement therapy; UI-urinary incontinence; PVR-postvoid residual; BMI-body mass index; EBL-estimated blood loss; ml-milliliter; g-grams.