Table 2.

Viscoelastic parameters calculated from the linear lap shear test including the complex modulus, storage modulus, and loss modulus

Group	Complex modulus (E*)	Storage modulus (E′)	Loss modulus (E″)	Total thickness (μm)
Premenopausal, no prolapse (n=12)	2,270 (1,520–4,131)	2,029 (1,319–3,502)	1,186 (536–1,739)	2,325±1,208
Premenopausal, prolapsed (n=8)	4,780 (3,498–8,338)	3,655 (3,039–5,059)	2,663 (830–3,316)	3,246±326
Postmenopausal, prolapsed, no HT (n=18)	3,878 (2,587–7,154)	3,362 (2,721–6,470)	1,620 (1,064–2,134)	2,139±87
Postmenopausal, prolapsed, HT (n=9)	6,737 (4,955–11,580)	6,414 (5,196–11,080)	2,305 (1,627–3,202)	2,584±1,007
p value	0.008	0.011	0.034	0.12

All data are presented as median (interquartile range). The total thickness of specimen represented as mean ± standard deviation; p values for subsequent post hoc analyses are provided in Table 3