Table 1 Patient pre-operative general characteristics; mean ± SD and n(%)

Number

38

45

Age

59.8 ± 10.0

62.6 ± 11.2

0.237*

BMI

23.1 ± 2.4

24.6 ± 4.1

0.0477*

Parity

2.0 ± 0.8

2.0 ± 0.9

0.9241*

Menopause

28(73.7%)

34(75.6%)

> .9999**

POP

7(18.4%)

15(33.3%)

0.2048**

UUI

9(23.7%)

10(22.2%)

> .9999**

post-hysterectomy

5(13.2%)

7(15.6%)

> .9999**

Pad test (g)

38.5 ± 36.6

37.8 ± 44.4

0.9479*

maximum urine flow rate (ml/s)

32.1 ± 13.4

30.7 ± 11.9

0.6509*

average urine flow rate (ml/s)

24.1 ± 11.0

22.4 ± 10.5

0.5044*

voided volume (ml)

299.5 ± 90.8

290.3 ± 85.8

0.6543*

post-voiding residue (ml)

15.9 ± 31.9

13.8 ± 25.3

0.7472*

ICIQ-SF

15.3 ± 4.2

13.6 ± 4.8

0.1162*

observation period (day)

121.6 ± 144

93.8 ± 94.9

0.3165*