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Table 3 POP-Q measurements at baseline and 6 months post surgery

From: Laparoscopic sacral colpopexy versus total vaginal mesh for vault prolapse; comparison of cohorts

POPQ point

Baseline

p valuea

6 months

p valuea

p valueb within group

LSC (n = 45)

TVM (n = 52)

LSC versus TVM

LSC (n = 45)

TVM (n = 52)

LSC versus TVM

LSC/TVM

Aa

−2 (−3 to 1)

3 (−3 to 3)

<0.001

−2 (−3 to 0)

−3 (−3 to 0)

<0.001

0.002/<0.001

Ba

−2 (−3 to 3)

3 (−2 to 9)

<0.001

−2 (−3 to 2)

−3 (−3 to 4)

<0.001

0.005/<0.001

C

0 (−3 to 4)

1 (−3 to 9)

0.41

−8 (−8 to −3)

−8 (−10 to 4)

0.074

<0.001/<0.001

GH

3 (2 to 5)

5 (2 to 7)

<0.001

3 (2 to 5)

3 (2 to 6)

0.21

1.00/<0.001

PB

3 (2 to 3)

3 (1 to 7)

0.13

3 (2 to 3)

3 (1 to 6)

<0.001

0.16/0.23

TVL

8 (7 to 9)

9 (5 to 10)

<0.001

8 (7 to 9)

9 (6 to 10)

<0.001

1.00/0.009

Ap

−2 (−3 to 2)

1 (−3 to 3)

<0.001

−2 (−3 to 0)

−3 (−3 to 0)

<0.001

<0.001/<0.001

Bp

−2 (−3 to 2)

2 (−3 to 9)

<0.001

−2 (−3 to 2)

−3 (−3 to 4)

<0.001

0.001/<0.001

POP-Q stage anterior

1 (0 to 3)

3 (1 to 4)

<0.001

1 (0 to 3)

0 (0 to 3)

<0.001

<0.001/<0.001

POP-Q stage apical

2 (0 to 3)

3 (0 to 4)

0.357

0 (0 to 1)

0 (0 to 3)

0.31

0.016/<0.001

POP-Q stage posterior

1 (0 to 3)

3 (0 to 4)

<0.001

1 (0 to 3)

0 (0 to 3)

<0.001

0.001/<0.001

Total POP-Q stage

2 (1 to 3)

3 (2 to 4)

<0.001

1 (0 to 3)

1 (0 to 3)

<0.001

<0.001/<0.001

Change C

7 (5 to 12)

7 (3–19)

0.97

  1. POP pelvic organ prolapse, POP-Q pelvic organ prolapse quantification, LSC laparoscopic sacral colpopexy, TVM total vaginal mesh.
  2. aMann–Whitney U test
  3. bData presented as median (range)
  4. aWilcoxon signed-rank test