Clinical Study

Reduced Pelvic Floor Muscle Tone Predisposes to Persistence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms after Puerperium

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the study population.

CharacteristicsLUTS present (191)LUTS absent (79) value

Mean age ± SD26.53 ± 3.6926.81 ± 4.4670.60
Mean gestational age ± SD37.61 ± 0.1338.16 ± 1.2470.50
Medical disorder complicating pregnancy: (%)08 (07.8)05 (06.3)0.50
Obstetric complications: (%)17 (08.9)11 (10.1)0.50
Mean Body Mass Index (BMI) ± SD21.72 ± 1.3821.80 ± 1.450.66