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Perineal body (PB) ultrasound measurements in healthy volunteers and prolapse patients. The measurements were compared using a Student’s t test
| Normal | Prolapse | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | CI | Mean | SD | CI | p values | |
| PB length (mm) | 17.4 | 6.4 | 20.1–14.7 | 16.0 | 7.6 | 17.4–14.6 | <0.0001 |
| PB height (mm) | 22.5 | 7.8 | 25.8–19.2 | 16.9 | 8.7 | 18.6–15.2 | <0.0001 |
| PB perimeter (mm) | 7.5 | 2.2 | 8.4–6.6 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 7–6 | <0.0001 |
| PB area (cm2) | 2.8 | 1.1 | 3.3–2.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.3–1.9 | <0.0001 |
SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval
