TABLE 1.
Characteristic | Urgency FI Group, n = 21 | Passive FI Group, n = 25 | P |
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| |||
Age, y | 62.2 ± 2.5 | 63.4 ± 2.2 | 0.74 |
Race | 0.51 | ||
White | 11 (68.8) | 12 (54.6) | |
Black | 5 (31.3) | 10 (45.5) | |
Other | 5(23.8) | 3 (12.0) | |
Ethnicity | 1.00 | ||
Hispanic | 1 (4.8) | 1 (4.0) | |
Non-Hispanic | 20 (95.2) | 24 (96.0) | |
Parity | 2 (0–7) | 2 (0–5) | 0.67 |
Prolapse POP-Q stage | 0 (0–3) | 1 (0–3) | 0.15 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 30.0 (20.8–48.0) | 26.2 (20.3–46.1) | 0.14 |
Concurrent gastrointestinal pathology | |||
IBS | 6 (28.6) | 5 (20.0) | 0.73 |
Functional constipation | 3 (14.3) | 6 (24.0) | 0.47 |
Functional diarrhea | 3 (14.3) | 1 (4.0) | 0.33 |
Data are mean ± standard deviation, median (range), or n (%).
P values refer to comparison of measures between groups using Student t test or Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon test for continuous variables and Fisher exact test for categorical variables as appropriate.
POP-Q, pelvic organ prolapse quantification; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome.