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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Long-term outcomes of cable-suspended suture technique versus conventional suture for anterior vaginal wall prolapse: a retrospective cohort study

Characteristic

AC Group (n = 43)

CSS Group (n = 48)

P value

Age (years), mean (SD)

67.3 (7.7)

67.6 (7.7)

0.954

BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)

24.9 (3.5)

25.7 (1.8)

0.192

Parity, median (IQR)

2 (1.5)

2 (2.5)

0.094

SUI, n (%)

15 (34.9)

13 (27.1)

0.421

Preop anterior POP-Q stage 3, n (%)

43 (100)

48 (100)

Preop point Aa (cm), mean (SD)

2.1 (1.3)

2.6 (0.6)

0.234

Preop point Ba (cm), mean (SD)

3.2 (1.7)

3.3 (1.1)

0.820

Preop point C (cm), mean (SD)

0.8 (1.7)

1.2 (1.1)

0.191

Concomitant procedures

   

 TVH, n (%)

43 (100)

48 (100)

 SLF, n (%)

35 (81.4)

37 (77.1)

 < 0.001*

 Posterior repair, n (%)

6 (14.0)

11 (22.9)

0.251

 TVT, n (%)

1 (2.3)

2 (4.2)

1.000

 Follow-up (months), median (IQR)

67 (12)

69.5 (10.75)

0.799

  1. Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise stated. *P < 0.05 for all characteristics. Independent samples t test for continuous variables, Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables. SD, standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, BMI body mass index, SUI stress urinary incontinence, TVH transvaginal hysterectomy, SLF sacrospinous ligament fixation, TVT tension-free vaginal tape