Table 4 The frequency and relative percentage of urinary incontinence and urine leakage in premenopausal women in four stages by study groups
Item | Severity of symptoms | before intervention | 4 weeks after | 8 weeks after | 12 weeks after | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | ||
Prevalence of incontinence | 1 weekly | – | – | – | – | 1 (3.3) | 0 (0) | 17 (56.7) | 0 (0) |
2 or 3 weekly | 3 (10) | 4 (13.3) | 4(13.3) | 4 (13.3) | 14 (46.7) | 6 (20) | 13 (43.3) | 7 (23.3) | |
1 daily | 9 (30) | 11 (36.7) | 10(33.3) | 11 (36.7) | 12 (40) | 10 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 11 (36.7) | |
Several daily | 11 (36.7) | 11 (36.7) | 12(40) | 12 (40) | 3 (10) | 11 (36.7) | 0 (0) | 11 (36.7) | |
Always | 7 (23.3) | 4 (13.3) | 4(13.3) | 3 (10) | 0 (0) | 3 (10) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.3) | |
P-value a | 0.762 | 0.979 | 0.018 | < 0.001 | |||||
Leakage rate | Low | 3 (10) | 2 (6.7) | 4 (13.3) | 2 (6.7) | 14 (46.7) | 4 (13.3) | 30 (100) | 6 (20) |
Medium | 15 (50) | 18 (60) | 15 (50) | 18 (60) | 16 (53.3) | 17 (56.7) | 0 (0) | 15 (50) | |
Hight | 12 (40) | 10 (33.3) | 11 (36.7) | 10 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 9 (30) | 0 (0) | 9 (30) | |
P-valuea | 0.721 | 0.610 | 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||||