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Table 5 Clinical perspective and POP-Q assessment

From: The role of pelvic floor ultrasound correlated with pelvic organ prolapse quantification in the assessment of anterior and apical compartments of pelvic organ prolapse

Type of prolapse in the case group according to POP-Q

Type of prolapse (N = 53)

N

%

Anterior compartment prolapse

51

96.2

Apical compartment prolapse

28

52.8

Anterior compartment prolapse only

25

47.2

Apical compartment prolapse only

2

3.7

Points Ba and C (POPQ coordinates) and anterior and apical compartments (stratified clinically into POPQ stages) among the studied groups

Studied variable*

Control

Case

P value

Point Ba

Min.–Max

−3 to −2

−2 to 7

 < 0.001*(1)

Mean ± SD

−2.6 ± 0.498

1.75 ± 1.53

 

Median (IQR)

−3(1)

2(1)

 

Point C

Min.–Max

−6 to −3

−5 to 8

 < 0.001*(1)

Mean ± SD

−4.83 ± 1.02

−0.34 ± 3.43

 

Median (IQR)

−5(2)

1(5)

 

POP Q stage

N

%

N

%

P value

Anterior compartment

Stage 0

18

60

1

1.9

 < 0.001*(2)

Stage 1

12

40

1

1.9

 

Stage 2

0

0

22

41.5

 

Stage 3

0

0

28

52.8

 

Stage 4

0

0

1

1.9

 

Apical compartment

Stage 0

30

100

25

47.2

 < 0.001*(2)

Stage 1

0

0

0

0

 

Stage 2

0

0

6

11.3

 

Stage 3

0

0

21

39.6

 

Stage 4

0

0

1

1.9

 

Final

Stage 0

18

60

0

0

 < 0.001*(2)

Stage 1

12

40

0

0

 

Stage 2

0

0

19

35.8

 

Stage 3

0

0

33

62.3

 

Stage 4

0

0

1

1.9

 
  1. POPQ Pelvic organ prolapse quantification; IQR Inter-Quartile Range; SD Standard deviation (1)Mann–Whitney U test, Chi-square test
  2. *The negative values are above the hymen, while the positive values are below the hymen