Table 1 Basic characteristics (N = 48).

N

17

6

6

19

Age (years)

46.6 ± 4.6 (38.2–55.8)

47.0 ± 5.3 (40.3–56.0)

0.97

61.0 ± 8.8 (52.8–72.9)

71.2 ± 8.4 (38.2–72.9)

0.03

BMI (kg/m²)

25.6 ± 3.7 (20.0–32.6)

28.4 ± 2.7 (24.6–32.5)

0.09

24.7 ± 5.0 (18.1–30.5)

25.7 ± 4.1 (18.4–35.3)

0.70

Parity

1.3 ± 1.4 (0–4)

3.0 ± 1.3 (2–5)

0.03

1.2 ± 1.3 (0–3)

1.6 ± 1.1 (0–4)

0.49

Rugae^b

2.1 ± 0.6 (1–3)

2.3 ± 0.8 (1–3)

0.42

1.4 ± 0.5 (1–2)

1.6 ± 0.8 (1–3)

0.78

POP-Q Aa (cm)

−2.6 ± 0.5 (−3.0-(−2.0))

2.0 ± 1.3 (0.0–3.0)

P < 0.0001

−2.5 ± 0.5 (−3.0-(−2.0))

2.2 ± 1.0 (0.0–3.0)

P < 0.0001

POP-Q Ba (cm)

−2.6 ± 0.5 (−3.0-(−2.0))

2.0 ± 1.3 (0.0–3.0)

−2.5 ± 0.5 (−3.0-(−2.0))

2.7 ± 1.8 (0.0–8.0)

POP-Q Stages (separated for each group)

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0001

0

10

0

3

0

1

7

0

3

0

2

0

2

0

5

3

0

1

0

4

4

0

3

0

10