| USLS (N = 113) | SSLF (N = 109) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (mean) a | 59 (± 13) | 63 (± 12) | 0.03 |
BMI a | 28 (± 5) | 28 (± 6) | 0.88 |
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30) b | 36 (32) | 34 (32) | 0.95 |
Ethnicity b | Â | Â | 0.39 |
 Hispanic | 33 (29) | 26 (24) |  |
 Non-Hispanic | 80 (71) | 82 (76) |  |
Race b | Â | Â | 0.42 |
 Black | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |  |
 White | 102 (94) | 94 (86) |  |
 Other | 6 (6) | 11 (10) |  |
Medical problems b,c | 23 (20) | 28 (26) | 0.35 |
Smoking history b | Â | Â | 0.23 |
 Never | 70 (62) | 79 (72) |  |
 Current | 12 (11) | 7 (6) |  |
 Former | 31 (27) | 23 (21) |  |
Parity b | Â | Â | 0.53 |
 0 | 6 (5) | 1 (1) |  |
 1 | 14 (12) | 11 (10) |  |
 2 | 31 (27) | 37 (34) |  |
 3+ | 62 (55) | 56 (51) |  |
Post-menopausal b | 85 (75) | 94 (86) | 0.04 |
Prior hysterectomy b | 13 (12) | 44 (40) | < 0.01 |
Prior surgery for pelvic organ prolapse b | 9 (8) | 22 (20) | 0.01 |
Baseline POP-Q stage b | Â | Â | 0.19 |
 Stage 2 | 63 (55) | 52 (48) |  |
 Stage 3 | 47 (42) | 48 (44) |  |
 Stage 4 | 3 (3) | 9 (8) |  |