Table 1 Baseline data of women with overactive bladder syndrome (n = 40) and the control group (n = 34).

From: Comparison of vascularization and overall perfusion of the bladder wall between women with and without overactive bladder syndrome

Variables

OAB

Control

†P

‡Coefficient of OAB

95% CI

‡P

(n = 40)

(n = 34)

Age (years)

52.5 ± 10.8

55.3 ± 8.7

0.09

—

—

—

Parity

2.4 ± 1.3

2.4 ± 1.1

0.73

0.2

−0.4 to 0.7

0.53

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.7 ± 3.6

23.2 ± 5.5

0.45

1.7

−0.7 to 4.1

0.15

Diabetes mellitus

3 (8)

2 (6)

1.00

—

—

—

PPBC

4.3 ± 1.0

1.2 ± 0.5

<0.0001

3.0

2.6 to 3.4

<0.001

OABSS

5.8 ± 3.5

1.5 ± 0.9

<0.0001

4.4

3.1 to 5.6

<0.001

USS

2.2 ± 1.0

0.8 ± 0.5

<0.0001

1.4

1.0 to 1.8

<0.001

UDI-6

5.8 ± 3.5

0.9 ± 1.0

<0.0001

4.8

3.6 to 6.1

<0.001

IIQ-7

7.0 ± 5.4

0.4 ± 1.7

<0.0001

6.2

4.4 to 8.1

<0.001

Color Angio

VI (%)

0.40 ± 0.57

0.17 ± 0.22

0.003

0.24

0.03 to 0.46

0.03

FI (0, 100)

30.3 ± 6.9

26.6 ± 7.0

0.01

3.2

−0.2 to 6.5

0.06

VFI (0, 100)

0.15 ± 0.28

0.05 ± 0.08

0.003

0.10

0.001 to 0.21

0.047

BWT

Trigone (cm)

0.56 ± 0.13

0.47 ± 0.11

0.004

0.08

0.03 to 0.14

0.005

Anterior wall (cm)

0.54 ± 0.12

0.49 ± 0.10

0.09

0.05

−0.00 to 0.11

0.07

Dome (cm)

0.54 ± 0.12

0.48 ± 0.11

0.07

0.05

−0.00 to 0.10

0.07

Average BWT (cm)

0.55 ± 0.10

0.48 ± 0.09

0.02

0.06

0.01 to 0.11

0.01

BWV (cm3)

35.0 ± 15.5

42.3 ± 23.9

0.24

−6.9

−16.7 to 2.8

0.16

FSFI

Desire

4.3 ± 1.4

4.4 ± 0.9

0.88

−0.1

−1.3 to 1.0

0.82

Arousal

11.2 ± 3.3

10.2 ± 4.5

0.74

0.7

−2.6 to 4.0

0.66

Lubrication

14.3 ± 4.1

15.4 ± 3.9

0.43

−2.0

−5.4 to 1.5

0.25

Orgasm

10.0 ± 2.8

11.4 ± 2.7

0.16

−1.6

−4.1 to 0.8

0.19

Satisfaction

11.8 ± 3.0

11.7 ± 2.1

0.65

−0.4

−2.8 to 2.0

0.72

Pain

12.1 ± 4.2

11.8 ± 3.3

0.56

0.7

−2.7 to 4.1

0.67

Total FSFI

23.7 ± 4.9

24.3 ± 5.2

0.76

−1.0

−5.5 to 3.4

0.65

  1. Values are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation or number (percentage). BWT = bladder wall thickness; BWV = bladder wall volume; FI = flow index; FSFI = Female Sexual Function Index; IIQ-7 = Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7; OABSS = Overactive Bladder Symptoms Scores; PPBC = Patient Perception of Bladder Condition; UDI-6 = Urogenital Distress Inventory-6 Questionnaire; USS = Urgency Severity Scale; VFI = vascularization flow index; VI = vascularization index.
  2. †By Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
  3. ‡Multivariable linear regression analysis adjusted by age (OAB = 1, control = 0).
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