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. 2021 Aug 9;37(5):291–297. doi: 10.3393/ac.2020.01095.0156

Table 1.

Patient characteristics and physiological test results

Characteristic Mild prolapse Severe prolapse P-value
No. of patients 32 46
Age (yr) 63.16 ± 10.70 66.96 ± 11.66 0.147
Parity (time) 2.22 ± 1.04 2.74 ± 1.16 0.046
Type of parity 0.006
 Normal spontaneous vaginal delivery 27 (84.4) 46 (100)
 Cesarean section 5 (15.6) 0 (0)
Previous operation history
 Hysterectomy 1 (3.1) 7 (15.2) 0.084
 Tension-free vaginal tape 4 (12.5) 8 (17.4) 0.556
 Urinary incontinence 11 (34.4) 22 (47.8) 0.255
Incontinence score (point)
 CCIS 7.10 ± 5.40 10.63 ± 5.50 0.028
 FIQOL 14.98 ± 4.50 11.23 ± 3.21 0.001
 FISI 18.45 ± 16.45 30.56 ± 19.24 0.024
Constipation score (point)
 Wexner constipation score 8.24 ± 6.66 12.95 ± 5.28 0.022
Anal manometry results
 Maximal resting pressure (mmHg) 57.57 ± 14.98 48.48 ± 13.52 0.012
 Maximal squeezing pressure (mmHg) 112.33 ± 49.42 102.43 ± 55.05 0.431
Electromyography 0.342
 Normal 15 (46.9) 18 (39.1)
 Equivocal contraction 15 (46.9) 20 (43.5)
 Paradoxical contraction 2 (6.3) 8 (17.4)
Pudendal nerve terminal motor latency 0.402
 Normal 22 (68.8) 28 (60.9)
 Unilateral latency 5 (15.6) 13 (28.3)
 Bilateral latency 5 (15.6) 5 (10.9)

Values are presented as number only, mean±standard deviation, or number (%).

CCIS, Cleveland Clinic Incontinence Score; FIQOL, Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life; FISI, Fecal Incontinence Severity Index.