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Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical data of the two study groups

From: Transvaginal cystocele repair using tension-free polypropylene mesh at the time of sacrospinous colpopexy for advanced uterovaginal prolapse: a prospective randomised study

 

No-mesh group (n = 63)

Mesh group (n = 53)

p value

Mean age ± SD (years)

56 ± 10

57 ± 7

0.58

Median (range) parity

6 (1–15)

6 (3–14)

0.69

Mean BMI ± SD (kg/m2)

30 ± 4

30 ± 3

0.95

Postmenopausal

39 (62)

36 (68)

0.50

Postmenopausal with HRT

6 (10)

6 (11)

0.24

Prior pelvic surgery

 Abdominal hysterectomy

9 (14)

4 (8)

0.50

 Vaginal hysterectomy

0 (0)

1 (2)

 Vaginal repair

11 (18)

12 (22)

 Vaginal repair > once

1 (2)

2 (4)

Overall vaginal POP-Q stage

 Stage III

49 (78)

39 (74)

0.49

 Stage IV

14 (22)

14 (26)

Urodynamic stress urinary incontinence

10 (16)

9 (17)

0.87

Mean operating time ± SD (min)

89 ± 26

88 ± 19

0.85

Mean estimated blood loss ± SD (ml)

267 ± 222

257 ± 205

0.81

Median (range) hospitalisation length (days)

4 (2–9)

4 (2–9)

0.37

Median (range) catheter use (days)

2 (1–8)

2 (1–7)

0.15

Median (range) return to ADL (weeks)

6 (3–10)

6 (3–10)

0.14

Median (range) period of follow-up (months)

29 (6–60)

28 (10–60)

0.58

  1. Data are n (%) unless otherwise specified
  2. SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, HRT hormone replacement therapy, ADL activities of daily living, POP-Q pelvic organ prolapse quantification