Table I.
Baseline Characteristics of patients with Pelvic organ prolapse.
| Pelvic organ prolapse (Stage 1 and 2) (n=72) | Pelvic organ prolapse (Stage 3 and 4) (n=63) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) (Mean±SD) | 55.67 (9.82) | 62.108 (10.54) | <0.001* |
| Parity (median (IQR)) | 4 (3-5) | 4(3-5) | 0.813 |
| BMI (kg/m2) (median(IQR)) | 26.5 (23.6-32) | 25. 4(23.6-31.6) | 0.637 |
| Duration of symptoms (months) (median (IQR)) | 10 (8-12) | 12 (8-12) | 0.338 |
| Use of anticholinergics | |||
| No | 49 (80.3%) | 53 (71.6%) | 0.241 |
| Yes | 12 (19.7%) | 18 (28.4%) | |
| OAB symptoms more than 12 months n(%) | |||
| No | 31 (50.8%) | 41 (55.4%) | |
| Yes | 30 (49.2%) | 33 (44.6%) | 0.595 |
| HTN | 0.552 | ||
| No | 27 (44.3%) | 29 (39.2%) | |
| Yes | 34 (55.7%) | 45 (60.8%) | |
| DM | |||
| No | 41 (67.2%) | 43 (58.1%) | |
| Yes | 20(32.8%) | 31 (41.9%) | 0.278 |
| Hypothyroid | |||
| No | 58 (95.1%) | 67 (90.5%) | 0.511 |
| Yes | 3 (4.9%) | 7 (9.5%) | |
| Aa point (cm) (median (IQR)) | 1 | 6 (3-7) | <0.001* |
| Ba- point(cm) (median (IQR)) | 1 | 6 (4-7) | <0.001* |
| Ap point (cm) (median (IQR)) | 0 (0-1) | 4 (2-7) | <0.01* |
| Bp point (cm) (median (IQR)) | 0 (0-1) | 4 (2-7) | <0.001* |
| C point (cm) (median (IQR)) | 1 (0-1) | 5 (2-7) | <0.001* |
| D point (cm) (median (IQR)) | 8 | 6 (4-8) | <0.001* |
Data are mean±standard deviation, median ( interquartile range (IQR)) or number (%), BMI: Body Mass Index, HTN: Hypertension, DM: Diabetes mellitus,
*
significant at p-value <0.05 by using Independent t-test / Mann whitney U test