Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics (n = 48)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Age, years | 46 ± 7 |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Caucasian | 96% (46/48) |
| African–American | 2% (1/48) |
| Hispanic | 2% (1/48) |
| Postmenopausal | 40% (19/48) |
| Vaginal deliveriesa | |
| 1 | 33% (15/46) |
| 2 | 39% (18/46) |
| 3 | 22% (10/46) |
| 4 | 7% (3/46) |
| Prior vaginal surgery or laser treatment | 0% (0/48) |
| Pelvic floor muscle strength | |
| 0 (no contraction) | 42% (20/48) |
| 1 (flicker) | 42% (20/48) |
| 2 (weak) | 15% (7/48) |
| 3 (moderate) | 2% (1/48) |
| 4 (good, with lift) | 0 |
| 5 (strong) | 0 |
| Stress urinary incontinence symptoms | |
| Positive 1-h pad weight test | 79% (38/48) |
| Symptom bother | |
| Slight | 13% (6/48) |
| Moderate | 19% (9/48) |
| Great | 69% (33/48) |
| Female sexual dysfunction | |
| FSDS-R (total score ≥ 11) | 81% (39/48) |
| FSFI (total score ≤ 26.55) | 63% (30/48) |
FSDS-R Female Sexual Distress Scale-R, FSFI Female Sexual Function Index
aIn 2 patients, value ≥ 1 , although exact number is unavailable