Ultrasonographic Assessment with Three-Dimensional Mode of the Urethral Compression Effect following Sling Surgery with and without Mesh Surgery

Table 1

Clinical background in both groups.

	S (n=36)	S+M (n=40)	P value
Age (years)	54.4±8.1	61.7±9.4	<0.0
Body weight (kg)	62.4±8.7	58.2±10.2	0.0
Parity	2.8±1.2	3.3±1.3	0.0
Menopause	24(66.7)	36(90.0)	0.02
HT	4 (11.1)	3 (7.5)	0.7
Previous hysterectomy	7 (19.4)	6 (15.0)	0.6
Concomitant procedures
Anterior mesh		21(52.5)
Anterior and posterior mesh		19(47.5)

Values are given as mean ± standard deviation or n(%); HT= hormone therapy.
ISD = intrinsic sphincter deficiency.
a. Unpaired t-test, b. Fisher’s exact test, and c. Chi-square test.