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 2

Comparative analysis of all measured variables for the EG and CG – at the initial and final assessments.

Parameter	Statistics	EG (n=28)		p value	CG (n=21)		p value
		Initial assessment	Final assessment		Initial assessment	Final assessment
Irisin concentration; (ng/ml)	IQR	2.67	3.49	< 0.001	1.77	3.01	0.079
	Med	9.02	11.19		5.91	6.55
RUIS; (points)	IQR	6.00	5.50	< 0.001	3.00	3.00	0.124
	Med	10.00	7.00		7.00	6.00
BMI; (kg/m^2)	IQR	2.40	2.64	< 0.001	2.85	3.47	0.754
	Med	26.67	26.28		27.22	27.34

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