TABLE 3.

H-line, M-line, and severity of prolapse quantified during Valsalva maneuver (VM) and in defecography phase (DP)

	VM	DP	Difference = DP–VM
H-line (N = 237)	7.2 (6.2, 8.1) [1.2, 11.8]	8.0 (7.1, 9.3) [2.2, 13.4]	0.9 (0.3, 6.3) [−1.5, 6.3] P < 0.0001
M-line (N = 237)	3.9 (3, 5.1) [0.8, 8.4]	5.3 (4.2, 6.3) [1.2, 9.9]	1.1 (0.5, 1.9) [−1.3, 6.6] P < 0.0001
Cystocele (N = 197)	1.0 (0, 3.2) [0, 13.5]	3.2 (2.0, 5.1) [0.6, 9.0]	1.4 (0.8, 2.5) [−6.2, 6.8] P < 0.0001
Vaginal prolapse (N = 231)	1.5 (0.8, 2.2) [0, 8.5]	3.0 (2.0, 4.0) [0.5, 10.5]	1.2 (0.7, 2.2) [−1.6, 8.0] P < 0.0001
Anorectal prolapse (N = 227)	4.2 (3.4, 5.3) [2.6, 8.4]	5.4 (4.4, 6.5) [2.7, 9.9]	1.2 (0.5, 2.2) [−1.3, 8.1] P < 0.0001

Values are reported in cm as median (first quartile, third quartile) [minimum, maximum].