Table 3 Perceived incontinence, physical function, urination and pulmonary variables.

From: Modified lumbo-pelvic exercise to alleviate mild stress urinary incontinence in middle-aged females

 

Week

Experimental (N = 13)

Control (N = 11)

p-value

Time

Group

Interaction

Perceived incontinence

 I-QOL score

0

76.00 ± 12.42

76.00 ± 8.53

0.136

0.176

0.013

16

83.95 ± 8.03

73.86 ± 10.26

 ICIQ-UI score

0

6.08 ± 2.24

5.46 ± 1.56

0.023

0.273

0.002

16

3.79 ± 1.75

5.88 ± 1.76

Physical function

 Bladder functional capacity (ml)

0

390.83 ± 183.31

406.67 ± 99.60

0.513

0.702

0.890

16

400.67 ± 116.95

421.75 ± 74.36

 Pelvic floor function (uV)

0

77.75 ± 15.62

74.25 ± 17.61

0.025

0.001

0.037

16

96.43 ± 19.08

69.58 ± 20.09

  1. Significant values are in bold.