Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of women undergoing anal sphincter repair

Demographic	Analyzeda (n=54)	Not analyzedb (n=50)	p value
Age	49.2±13.4	49.4±16.1	0.93
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	46 (85%)	41 (80%)	0.89e
African American	7 (13%)	8 (16%)
Other	1 (1%)	1 (2%)
Body mass index	29.6±8.4	27.8±6.6	0.25
Vaginal deliveriesc	2 (1–9)	2 (0–7)	0.96d
Cesarean sectionsc	0 (0–9)	0 (0–2)	0.54d
Overlapping Sphincteroplasty	21 (39%)	18 (36%)	0.76
Concurrent hysterectomy	6 (11%)	4 (8%)	0.74e
Concurrent prolapse surgery (prolapse_repair)	37 (69%)	34 (68%)	0.95
Concurrent midurethral sling	24 (44%)	12 (24%)	0.03
Prior hysterectomy	24 (44%)	23 (46%)	0.87
Hypertension	19 (35%)	13 (26%)	0.31
Diabetes	9 (17%)	3 (6%)	0.09
Arthritis	5 (9%)	4 (8%)	1.00e
Obstructive sleep apnea	1 (2%)	0 (0%)	1.00e
Smoker	7 (13%)	3 (6%)	0.32e
Hormone replacement therapy	13 (24%)	17 (34%)	0.26
Diuretic use	5 (9%)	4 (8%)	1.00e

^aSubjects with both pre- and post-operative questionnaires

^bSubjects with just post-operative questionnaires and/or those who did not respond to the questionnaire

^cMedian (range)

^dWilcoxon rank-sum test

^eFisher exact test