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. 2018 Oct 26;7(4):307–315. doi: 10.1016/j.imr.2018.10.001

Table 2.

Primary and secondary outcome parameters

Primary and secondary outcomes Baseline Third month Fourth month (FU with no Rx)
Patient Global Impression Index of Improvement (PGI-I)
 Mace (n = 30) 6.33 ± 0.49 2.76 ± 1.22b*** 2.66 ± 1.26b***
 Control (n = 30) 6.5 ± 0.62* 5.4 ± 0.67b*** 5.3 ± 0.6b***
 P value (Inter group) >0.05a <0.001a <0.001a



Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGI-S)
 Mace (n = 30) 3.83 ± 0.37 2.33 ± 0.47b*** 1.96 ± 0.49b***
 Control (n = 30) 3.66 ± 0.54* 2.93 ± 0.52b*** 2.9 ± 0.48b***
 P value (Inter group) >0.05a <0.001a <0.001a



Secondary outcomes
Urinary Distress Inventory Questionnaire (UDI-6)
 Mace (n = 30) 80.15 ± 10.26 29.06 ± 17.24b*** 28.13 ± 17.74b***
 Control (n = 30) 80.70 ± 12.07 55.18 ± 13.20b*** 55.91 ± 13.20b***
 P value 0.32a <0.0001a <0.0001a



Short form of Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 (IIQ-7)
 Mace (n = 30) 65.00 ± 9.75 19.51 ± 16.74b*** 18.24 ± 16.96b***
 Control (n = 30) 66.33 ± 13.28 42.84 ± 11.04b*** 42.84 ± 11.04b***
 P value 0.33a <0.0001a <0.0001a



Short form of the Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ-12)
 Mace (n = 24) 28.91 ± 4.09 40.25 ± 4.80c*** 40.91 ± 5.19c***
 Control (n = 20) 27.55 ± 1.87 32.95 ± 2.66c*** 33 ± 2.61c***
 P value 0.07d <0.0001d <0.0001d



The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF)
 Mace (n = 30) 13.76 ± 1.83 5.66 ± 2.60b*** 4.56 ± 2.71b***
 Control (n = 30) 14.26 ± 1.72 11.83 ± 1.68b** 11.8 ± 1.75b***
 P value 0.16a <0.0001a <0.0001a

Data presented: mean ± SD or no. (%); *P > 0.05, considered not significant; **P < 0.05 considered significant; ***P < 0.0001, extremely significant (baseline vs. third month) & (baseline vs. follow-up); FU with no Rx: follow-up with no treatment; Test used: aMann–Whitney U test/bWilcoxon Matched paired test,cPaired/dUnpaired Student's ‘t’ test.