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Table 2. PFMS assessment using perineometer and EMG according to orgasm.

Variable	Sexual activity		p-value
Variable	Absent (n=42)	Present (n=98)	p-value
PFMS (cmH₂O)^a	13.22±5.13	12.78±6.84	0.696
Contraction time (s)^a	2.92±0.93	3.59±1.83^*	0.018
Sustained contraction (EMG) (µv)^b	12.27±5.89	14.43±6.16	0.878
Contraction time (s)^b,c	7.83±1.63	8.44±2.15^*	0.038

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.

PFMS, pelvic floor muscle strength; EMG, electromyography; cmH₂O, centimeters of water; µV, microvolts.

^a:Perineometer. ^b:EMG. ^c:Time of sustained contraction in the EMG.

^*p<0.05.