From: Risk factors of pelvic floor muscle strength in south Chinese women: a retrospective study
Variables | Group | Rapid contraction | Tonic contraction | Endurance contraction | |||
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Mean ± SD | P | Mean ± SD | P | Mean ± SD | P | ||
Age |  ≤ 29 | 37.49 ± 17.70 | 0.420 | 26.38c ± 13.27 |  < 0.001 | 22.22b ± 11.47 |  < 0.001 |
30–39 | 37.82 ± 18.64 |  | 25.75b ± 13.47 |  | 21.55a ± 11.48 |  | |
40–49 | 37.91 ± 18.27 |  | 23.81a ± 12.68 |  | 20.53a ± 11.77 |  | |
BMI(kg/m2) |  < 18.5a | 32.61 ± 15.12 |  < 0.001 | 22.80 ± 11.75 |  < 0.001 | 19.26 ± 10.19 |  < 0.001 |
18.5–23.9b | 36.67 ± 17.68 |  | 25.31 ± 12.83 |  | 21.23 ± 11.08 |  | |
24–27.9c | 39.32 ± 18.60 |  | 27.06 ± 14.17 |  | 22.69 ± 11.96 |  | |
 ≥ 28d | 42.26 ± 21.70 |  | 28.95 ± 14.50 |  | 24.66 ± 12.89 |  | |
Parity | 1 | 36.98a ± 17.68 |  < 0.001 | 25.92 ± 13.38 | 0.293 | 21.79 ± 11.52 | 0.445 |
2 | 38.83b ± 19.05 |  | 26.12 ± 13.35 |  | 21.85 ± 11.41 |  | |
3 | 39.02b ± 19.48 |  | 25.90 ± 13.84 |  | 22.09 ± 11.80 |  | |
 ≥ 4 | 33.63 ± 13.54 |  | 22.717 ± 9.67 |  | 19.32 ± 8.27 |  | |
Education |  ≤ 12 | 36.89 ± 18.66 | 0.003 | 24.45 ± 12.93 |  < 0.001 | 20.79 ± 11.08 |  < 0.001 |
 > 12 | 37.85 ± 18.14 |  | 26.32 ± 13.45 |  | 22.04 ± 11.56 |  | |
NW |  < 4 | 37.51 ± 18.09 |  < 0.001 | 25.86 ± 13.34 |  < 0.001 | 21.69 ± 11.44 |  < 0.001 |
 ≥ 4 | 40.43 ± 20.36 |  | 28.04 ± 13.87 |  | 23.93 ± 12.04 |  | |
NOF | 1 | 37.57 ± 18.21 |  < 0.001 | 25.90 ± 13.35 |  < 0.001 | 21.74 ± 11.46 |  < 0.001 |
 ≥ 2 | 42.74 ± 19.06 |  | 29.96 ± 14.22 |  | 25.47 ± 12.17 |  | |
DM | CSd | 44.74 ± 18.88 |  < 0.001 | 31.23 ± 14.01 |  < 0.001 | 26.61 ± 12.09 |  < 0.001 |
NIVDc | 34.49 ± 16.85 |  | 23.53 ± 12.11 |  | 19.55 ± 10.25 |  | |
EPb | 32.58 ± 15.49 |  | 22.48 ± 11.61 |  | 18.58 ± 9.84 |  | |
FDa | 24.29 ± 13.29 |  | 16.28 ± 10.44 |  | 13.50 ± 8.71 |  |