Table 3.
Relative changes [median (range)] in levator hiatal dimensions between rest and pelvic floor muscle contraction and between rest and maximal Valsalva in women with and without dyspareunia using Mann-Whitney U test
| Dyspareunia N = 31 |
No dyspareunia N = 160 |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contraction | |||
| Hiatal area (%) | −16.05 (−44.22 – 5.55) | −18.63 (−55.18 – 69.49) | 0.386 |
| AP diameter (%) | − 13.69 (−32.54 – 11.25) | −15.78 (-44.12 – 45.66) | 0.236 |
| LR diameter (%) | −4.58 (−22.00 – 22.12) | −7.73 (-32.68 – 28.45) | 0.149 |
| Valsalva | |||
| Hiatal area (%) | 30.60 (−28.74 – 91.80) | 31.87 (−29.78 – 197.87) | 0.308 |
| AP diameter (%) | 10.25 (−19.04 – 61.79) | 15.35 (−21.87 – 456.32) | 0.230 |
| LR diameter (%) | 7.03 (−28.54 – 53.57) | 9.43 (−21.66–63.29) | 0.479 |