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

Table 4

Comparison of characteristics which might affect persistance or resolution of LUTS after puerperium.

Characteristics	LUTS present (21)	LUTS absent (249)	value
Mean age ± SD	27.57 ± 4.99	26.53 ± 3.82	0.24
Mean gestational age ± SD	37.81 ± 2.05	37.77 ± 1.92	0.92
Medical disorder complicating pregnancy: (%)	02 (09.5)	18 (07.22)
Obstetric complications: (%)	03 (14.2)	22 (08.8)
Mean Body Mass Index (BMI) ± SD	21.69 ± 1.04	21.77 ± 1.43	0.80
Mean duration of labour (minutes) ± SD	360 ± 68	331.3 ± 129	0.31
Mean birth weight ± SD	2580 ± 266.4	2722.8 ± 348.2	0.07