|  | Surgery (N = 32) | Pelvic floor training (N = 21) | Total (N = 53) |  |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | mean (SD) | 59.8 (9.2) | 54.5 (9.0) | 57.4 (9.4) | t = 1.96, p = 0.06 |
 | range | 37 – 78 | 38 – 68 | 37 – 78 |  |
Marital status | unmarried/single | 9.4% | 0.0% | 5.7% | χ2 = 3.69, p = 0.30 |
 | married/partnership | 78.1% | 90.5% | 83.0% |  |
 | divorced/separated | 6.3% | 0.0% | 3.8% |  |
 | widowed | 6.3% | 9.5% | 7.5% |  |
Education | primary school | 40.6% | 33.3% | 37.7% | χ2 = 1.74, p = 0.63 |
 | completed apprenticeship | 46.9% | 61.9% | 52.8% |  |
 | A-level/university | 12.5% | 4.8% | 9.4% |  |
Occupational status | full time work | 9.4% | 9.5% | 9.4% | χ2 = 7.18, p = 0.07 |
 | part time work | 15.6% | 38.1% | 24.5% |  |
 | housewife | 15.6% | 28.6% | 20.8% |  |
 | retired | 59.4% | 23.8% | 45.3% |  |
Years of urinary stress incontinence | mean (SD) | 7.2 (7.8) | 8.3 (8.8) | 7.6 (8.2) | Z = -.0.63, p = 0.53 |
 | range | 0.2 – 31.0 | 2.0 – 38.0 | 0.2 – 38.0 |  |
Number of births | mean (SD) | 2.3 (1.2) | 2.2 (1.1) | 2.3 (1.1) | Z = -0.21, p = 0.83 |
 | 0 | 3.1% | 0.0% | 1.9% |  |
 | 1 | 18.8% | 19.0% | 18.9% |  |
 | 2 | 46.9% | 52.4% | 49.1% |  |
 | ≥ 3 | 31.2% | 28.6% | 30.1% |  |
Episiotomy | yes | 40.6% | 66.7% | 50.9% | χ2 = 3.44, p = 0.06 |
 | no | 59.4% | 33.3% | 49.1% |  |
Caesarian section | yes | 6.3% | 0.0% | 3.8% | χ2 = 1.36, p = 0.24 |
 | no | 93.8% | 100.0% | 96.2% |  |
Birth weight of the heaviest child | mean (SD) | 3485 (468) | 3620 (494) | 3540 (479) | t = -0.99, p = 0.33 |
 | < 3000 g | 10.0% | 9.5% | 9.8% |  |
 | 3000 – 3999 | 73.3% | 61.9% | 68.6% |  |
 | ≥ 4000 | 16.7% | 28.6% | 21.6% |  |
Body Mass Index | mean (SD) | 26.6 (4.2) | 27.1 (5.9) | 26.8 (5.0) | Z = -0.19, p = 0.85 |
 | range | 19.5–39.4 | 20.8–47.0 | 19.5–47.0 |  |
Menopausal status | before menopause | 9.4% | 28.6% | 17.0% | χ2 = 10.40, p = 0.01 |
 | in menopause | 21.9% | 47.6% | 32.1% |  |
 | after menopause | 68.8% | 23.8% | 50.9% |  |
Psycholog./psychiatric treatment | yes | 15.6% | 9.5% | 13.2% | χ2 = 0.41, p = 0.52 |
 | no | 84.4% | 90.5% | 86.8% |  |