Research Article

A Randomized-Controlled Trial Pilot Study Examining the Effect of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on the Irisin Concentration in Overweight or Obese Elderly Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence

Table 1

Comparative analysis of all measured variables for the EG and CG – the initial assessment.

ParameterStatisticsEG 
(n=28)
CG 
(n=21)
p value

AgeIQR2.006.000.630
Med62.5067.00

BMI
(kg/m2)
IQR2.402.851.000
Med26.6727.22

Irisin concentration
(ng/ml)
IQR2.671.771.000
Med9.025.91

RUIS
(points)
IQR6.003.001.000
Med10.007.00

EG – experimental group; CG – control group; Med – median; IQR – interquartile range;
p – significance level; RUIS – Revised Urinary Incontinence Scale; BMI-Body Mass Index