TABLE 1.
Descriptive statistics of study population
Variables | Mesh complications (n = 27) | Prolapse (n = 30) |
P value | |
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Mesh exposure (n = 15) |
Pain (n = 12) |
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Mean age, y±SD | 56.1 ± 8.0 | 52.1 ± 9.7 | 52.9 ±9.2 | .527 |
Mean body mass index, kg/m2± SD |
30.8 ± 5.9 | 27.3 ± 3.3 | 28.5 ± 4.0 | .158 |
Median gravidity, n (25 %ile, 75 %ile) |
3.0 (2.0, 4.0) | 3.5 (2.0, 5.75) | 2.0 (2.0, 3.0) | .644 |
Median parity, n (25 %ile, 75 %ile) |
2.0 (2.0, 3.0) | 3.0 (2.0, 5.0) | 2.0 (2.0, 3.0) | .899 |
Mean time implanted, mo ± SD | 36.9 ± 30.3 | 30.9 ± 18.0 | NA | .527 |
Menopausal status, n (%) | ||||
Premenopausal | 2 (13) | 3 (25) | 12 (40) | |
Postmenopausal | 13 (87) | 9 (75) | 18 (60) | .190 |
Smoking, n (%) | ||||
Nonsmoker | 12 (80) | 9 (75) | 27 (90) | |
Smoker | 3 (20) | 3 (25) | 3 (10) | .713 |
Race/ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
White | 15 (100) | 12 (100) | 29 (97) | |
Indian | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Hormonal usage, n (%) | ||||
Yes | 7 (47) | 7 (58) | 7 (23) | |
No | 8 (53) | 5 (42) | 23 (77) | .077 |
NA not applicable.
Nolfi et al. Vaginal macrophage profile in women with mesh complications. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2016.