What are the cut-off points for vaginal manometry to differentiate women with a weak from those with a strong pelvic floor muscle contraction?: Vaginal manometry to classify a pelvic floor muscle contraction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vaginal manometry is regarded as an objective method to assess pelvic floor muscles (PFM) function and can measure several variables during contraction.

Objective

To determine which variables could differentiate women with/without a weak/strong PFM contraction and determine their cut-off points.

Methods

This is a diagnostic accuracy study performed on 156 women with a mean age of 40.4 (SD, 15.9) years. The reference test was vaginal palpation and the index test was vaginal manometry (Peritron™ manometer). Variables were pressure at rest, pressure achieved with maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), MVC average, duration, gradient, and area under the curve (AUCm). The Receiver Operating Curve (AUC/ROC) and logistic regression were used to analyze the data and

SUBMITTER: Barbosa-Silva J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10703600 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature