Table 3.

Anorectal Manometry Values Before and After Treatment

	Experiment group (n = 24)	Control group (n = 20)	t	P
Maximum resting pressure (mmHg)
Pre-treatment	92.36 ± 29.94	92.48 ± 25.76
Post-treatment	92.76 ± 22.91	89.42 ± 22.66	−0.600	0.553
Mean resting pressure (mmHg)
Pre-treatment	81.58 ± 24.61	85.42 ± 20.79
Post-treatment	78.65 ± 20.09	75.89 ± 18.21	−1.178	0.249
Maximum squeeze pressure (mmHg)
Pre-treatment	226.40 ± 64.83	200.44 ± 63.54
Post-treatment	202.96 ± 52.72	177.12 ± 55.24	0.007	0.995
HPZ length (cm)
Pre-treatment	3.93 ± 0.60	3.90 ± 0.70
Post-treatment	3.91 ± 0.90	3.74 ± 0.53	−0.529	0.599
Duration of sustained squeeze (sec)
Pre-treatment	16.26 ± 4.54	16.05 ± 4.81
Post-treatment	15.82 ± 6.35	16.00 ± 5.88	0.161	0.873
Residual anal pressure (mmHg)
Pre-treatment	91.82 ± 26.29	88.62 ± 37.37
Post-treatment	86.90 ± 35.43	90.75 ± 30.04	0.576	0.568
Anal relaxation rate (%)
Pre-treatment	31.25 ± 12.82	30.75 ± 18.95
Post-treatment	31.79 ± 16.68	33.15 ± 13.67	0.290	0.773
Intrarectal pressure (mmHg)
Pre-treatment	46.80 ± 22.83	56.12 ± 27.64
Post-treatment	48.09 ± 21.28	54.73 ± 37.48	−0.271	0.788
Rectoanal pressure differential (mmHg)
Pre-treatment	−52.84 ± 31.81	−37.97 ± 32.29
Post-treatment	−43.84 ± 28.47	−47.26 ± 28.14	−1.782	0.082
First sensation (mL)
Pre-treatment	44.17 ± 18.16	47.00 ± 24.94
Post-treatment	37.92 ± 14.44	50.50 ± 28.00	0.927	0.363
Urge to defecate (mL)
Pre-treatment	82.50 ± 25.24	104.00 ± 42.10
Post-treatment	70.42 ± 20.10	84.00 ± 39.13	−0.608	0.547
Maximum tolerable volume (mL)
Pre-treatment	149.17 ± 33.48	142.50 ± 36.69
Post-treatment	141.25 ± 34.05	134.50 ± 39.67	−0.006	0.995

HPZ, high-pressure zone.

Data are presented as mean ± SD.