Table 3.
Correlation of VLQ scores and POP-Q measurements: Subgroup analyses
| Spearman correlation statistics (Fisher's z transformation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Factor | N | Sample correlation | Fisher's z | 95% confidence limits | P Value | |
| Premenopausal | |||||||
| VLQ | PB | 33 | −0.05 | −0.05 | −0.39 | 0.30 | 0.77 |
| GH | 33 | −0.31 | −0.32 | −0.59 | 0.04 | 0.08 | |
| TVL | 33 | 0.17 | 0.17 | −0.18 | 0.48 | 0.35 | |
| Ba | 33 | −0.35 | −0.36 | −0.62 | −0.003 | 0.05 | |
| Bp | 33 | −0.21 | −0.21 | −0.51 | 0.15 | 0.25 | |
| C | 33 | −0.40 | −0.42 | −0.65 | −0.07 | 0.02 | |
| Postmenopausal, nonestrogen | |||||||
| VLQ | PB | 35 | −0.0002 | −0.0002 | −0.33 | 0.33 | 1.0 |
| GH | 35 | −0.12 | −0.12 | −0.43 | 0.22 | 0.50 | |
| TVL | 36 | −0.14 | −0.14 | −0.45 | 0.20 | 0.41 | |
| Ba | 37 | −0.12 | −0.12 | −0.43 | 0.21 | 0.47 | |
| Bp | 37 | 0.008 | 0.008 | −0.32 | 0.33 | 0.96 | |
| C | 35 | −0.17 | −0.17 | −0.47 | 0.18 | 0.34 | |
| Postmenopausal, estrogen | |||||||
| VLQ | PB | 23 | 0.10 | 0.10 | −0.32 | 0.49 | 0.64 |
| GH | 23 | 0.03 | 0.03 | −0.39 | 0.44 | 0.89 | |
| TVL | 23 | 0.20 | 0.21 | −0.23 | 0.57 | 0.35 | |
| Ba | 23 | 0.13 | 0.13 | −0.30 | 0.52 | 0.55 | |
| Bp | 23 | −0.05 | −0.05 | −0.45 | 0.37 | 0.83 | |
| C | 21 | −0.13 | −0.13 | −0.53 | 0.32 | 0.59 | |
GH = genital hiatus; PB = perineal body; TVL = total vaginal length; VLQ = vaginal laxity questionnaire.