Distensibility and Strength of the Pelvic Floor Muscles of Women in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy

Table 1

Patient distribution according to demographic characteristics.

Variable	Group	𝑛	Mean	Standard deviation	Minimum	Maximum	Median	P
Age	Nulliparous	30	26.10	4.93	20.00	39.00	25.00	0.007*
	Multiparous	30	29.90	5.60	21.00	39.00	28.00
Gestational age	Nulliparous	30	36.50	1.28	35.00	39.00	36.00	0.677*
	Multiparous	30	36.63	1.18	35.00	39.00	36.50
BMI	Nulliparous	30	27.06	3.77	20.58	37.36	26.04	<0.001*
	Multiparous	30	31.79	5.33	23.31	44.53	30.52
Number of pregnancies	Nulliparous	30	1.26	0.58	1.00	3.00	1.00	<0.001**
	Multiparous	30	2.60	0.93	2.00	5.00	2.00
Number of abortions	Nulliparous	30	0.26	0.58	0.00	2.00	0.00	0.991**
	Multiparous	30	0.30	0.70	0.00	3.00	0.00

BMI: body mass index.
*Student’s t-test; **Mann-Whitney.