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Table 3 Comparison of electrophysiological indices of pelvic floor among the three groups

From: A cross-sectional investigation on the function of the female pelvic floor in the Sichuan Province, China

Comparison item

Total population

Group A

Group B

Group C

χ2

p

MOS (n, %)

    

61.03

< 0.001

One

56 (15.2)

7 (5.7)

12 (9.8)

37 (29.8)

  

Two

109 (29.6)

30 (24.6)

34 (27.9)

45 (36.3)

  

Three

114 (31.0)

48 (39.3)

37 (30.3)

29 (23.4)

  

Four

80 (21.7)

37 (30.3)

31 (25.4)

12 (9.7)

  

Five

9 (2.4)

0 (0.0)

8 (6.6)

1 (0.8)

  

LAT (n, %)

    

61.72

< 0.001

One

39 (10.6)

6 (4.9)

3 (2.5)

30 (24.2)

  

Two

101 (27.4)

25 (20.5)

36 (29.5)

40 (32.3)

  

Three

123 (33.4)

56 (45.9)

34 (27.9)

33 (26.6)

  

Four

91 (24.7)

34 (27.9)

40 (32.8)

17 (13.7)

  

Five

14 (3.8)

1 (0.8)

9 (7.4)

4 (3.2)

  

Muscle strength of deep type I muscle fibers (n, %)

    

33.84

< 0.001

One

242 (65.8)

94 (77.0)

56 (45.9)

92 (74.2)

  

Two

45 (12.2)

11 (9.0)

22 (18.0)

12 (9.7)

  

Three

45 (12.2)

9 (7.4)

23 (18.9)

13 (10.5)

  

Four

29 (7.9)

7 (5.7)

17 (13.9)

5 (4.0)

  

Five

7 (1.9)

1 (0.8)

4 (3.3)

2 (1.6)

  

Muscle strength of deep class II muscle fibers (n, %)

    

25.76

< 0.001

One

119 (32.3)

45 (36.9)

26 (21.3)

48 (38.7)

  

Two

74 (20.1)

28 (23.0)

19 (15.6)

27 (21.8)

  

Three

89 (20.1)

30 (24.6)

31 (25.4)

28 (22.6)

  

Four

77 (24.2)

18 (14.8)

41 (33.6)

18 (14.5)

  

Five

9 (2.4)

1 (0.8)

5 (4.1)

3 (2.4)

  

Deep class I muscle fatigue

-1.10 ± 1.54

-0.69 ± 1.19

-1.39 ± 1.60

-1.22 ± 1.69

7.07

< 0.001

Deep class II muscle fatigue

-0.06 ± 0.44

-0.07 ± 0.28

-0.07 ± 0.54

-0.04 ± 0.45

0.14

0.87

Maximum contraction pressure(cmH₂O)

14.25 ± 13.80

11.24 ± 10.84

15.79 ± 14.87

15.69 ± 14.88

4.42

0.01