Research Article
Visualization of Polypropylene and Polyvinylidene Fluoride Slings in Perineal Ultrasound and Correlation with Clinical Outcome
Table 5
Correlation between sling stability, distance from tape to urethra, and width of the sling and improvement in ICIQ value.
| | Sling stability | Distance from sling to urethra | | Pearson | Spearman | Pearson | Spearman |
| Supine position | Contraction | −0.02 | −0.03 | 0.16 | 0.23 | Valsalva | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | Rest | — | — | 0.19 | 0.18 |
| Upright position | Contraction | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.31 | 0.31 | Valsalva | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.10 | Rest | — | — | 0.35 | 0.42 |
| Width | −0.04 | −0.03 | | |
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