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Table 2 Mid and long-term data for overall population, group 1 and group 2

From: Sacrospinous ligament fixation: medium and long-term anatomical results, functional and quality of life results

 

Overall group (n = 59)

Group 1

(n = 34)

Group 2

(n = 25)

p

Mediane of follow up (years) [min; max]

5 (1; 10)

3 (1; 5)

7 (6; 10)

NA

Age at exam (years) [mean (SD)]

69 (± 9)

66 (± 9)

71 (± 8)

0.01*

Urinary incontinence

32 (54%)

18 (53%)

14 (56%)

0.41

Fecal incontinence

2 (3%)

1 (3%)

1 (4%)

0.42

Sexual activity

19 (32%)

10 (29%)

9 (36%)

0.30

Dyspareunia

8 (42%)

4 (40%)

4 (44%)

0.32

Anatomic recurrence

13 (22%)

9 (26%)

4 (16%)

0.16

Anterior vaginal wall prolapse

13 (22%)

9 (26%)

4 (16%)

0.16

Apical vaginal prolapse

1 (2%)

1 (3%)

0 (0%)

0.16

Posterior vaginal wall prolapse

1 (2%)

1 (3%)

0 (0%)

0.16

Reintervention

4 (7%)

3 (9%)

1 (4%)

0.22

Overall recurrence

17 (29%)

12 (35%)

5 (20%)

0.09

  1. Group 1: ≤ 5 years after SLF; group 2: > 5 years after SLF. Min: minimum time of follow up, max: maximum time of follow up, NA: not applicable. Chi2 and Fisher tests were used for categorical variables and T student or Mann–Whitney tests were used for average comparisons
  2. SD, standard deviation
  3. *: significant result