Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population: women with successful and unsuccessful pessary fitting (n = 78)
| Characteristics | Successful pessary fitting n = 45 (58.0 %) |
Unsuccessful pessary fitting n = 33 (42.0 %) |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 65.9 (59.5–71.3) | 63.3 (57.9–67.0) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, median (IQR) | 25.3 (22.5–28.1) | 26.7 (24.3–28.1) |
| Parity, median (IQR) | 2.0 (2.0–3.0) | 2.0 (2.0–3.0) |
| Education level, n (%) | ||
| Lower education | 21 (47) | 12 (36) |
| Intermediate education | 8 (18) | 11 (33) |
| Higher education | 16 (36) | 10 (30) |
| Charlson Index, median (IQR) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–0.5) |
| Sexually active, n (%) | 18 (40) | 23 (70) |
| Having a partner, n (%) | 34 (76) | 27 (82) |
| Smoking, n (%) | 21 (47) | 18 (55) |
| Birthweight of heaviest child, median (IQR) | 3.8 (3.2–4.0) | 4.0 (3.5–4.5) |
| Hysterectomy, n (%) | 7 (16) | 9 (27) |
| Other pelvic floor surgery, n (%) | 4 (9) | 4 (12) |
| ≥1 first-degree relative with prolapse, n (%) | 16 (36) | 21 (64) |
| PFDI-20 score, median (IQR) | 54.2 (28.1–77.1)a | 61.5 (45.3–96.1)b |
| POPDI-6 score, median (IQR) | 12.5 (8.3–25.0) | 16.7 (8.3–33.3)b |
| CRADI-8 score, median (IQR) | 12.5 (0.8–18.8)b | 18.8 (7.1–29.7) |
| UDI-6 score, median (IQR) | 20.8 (12.5–36.5)b | 29.2 (18.8–41.2) |
| Most prolapsed compartment, n (%) | ||
| Anterior wall | 36 (80) | 29 (88) |
| Posterior wall | 7 (16) | 4 (12) |
| Uterus/vault | 2 (4) | 0 (0) |
| Underactive/inactive pelvic floor muscles, n (%) | 31 (69) | 26 (79) |
| GH, cm, median (IQR) | 3.0 (2.0–3.0) | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) |
| TVL, cm, median (IQR) | 9.0 (8.0–10.0) | 9.0 (8.0–10.0)b |
PFDI-20 Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 (range 0–300), POPDI-6 Pelvic Organ Prolapse Distress Inventory-6 (range 0–100), CRADI-8 ColoRectal-Anal Distress Inventory-8 (range 0–100), UDI-6 Urinary Distress Inventory-6 (range 0–100), GH genital hiatus, TVL total vaginal length
aTwo missing items
bOne missing item