Tables at a glance

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Table 1

	OAB-group N=50	Control group N=15	p-value
Age(years)a	57,7 (10,9)	45,8 (12,6)	<0.001
Postpartumb	43 (86%)	9 (60%)	>0.05
Postmenopausalb	44 (88%)	7 (47%)	0.002

Table 1: Demographic data of subjects
^a mean (standard deviation)
^b count data (%)

FIGURE 1

Figure 1:Graphical representation the pelvic floor muscles.

Graphical representation the pelvic floor muscles and structures (vaginal) with respect to the MAPLe® electrodes in a visualisation Grid. The four compartments represent the anterior (12 o'clock), left (3 o'clock), posterior (6 o'clock) and right side (9 o'clock) of the PFM. The most outer rings are located at the most superficial parts of the PFM, the most inner ring (nearest to the center) is located at the most deeper parts of the PFM.

FIGURE 2

Figure 2: Graphical representation of the reduction in EMG activity of the OAB patients for tone at rest.

Analyses with Student T-test for EMG-activity in rest. Grid shows the relative difference in a reduction in EMG activity of the OAB patients compared to the healthy women per electrode. Illustrating the reduction, the 24 electrodes are divided in 3 groups of 8 electrodes, representing the 8 electrodes which showed lowest reduction (light blue), the 8 electrodes which showed medium reduction (middle blue) and the 8 electrodes which showed highest reduction (dark blue). - = not significant (p > 0.05)

FIGURE 3

Figure 3:Graphical representation of the repeated measures for electrode 3.
A and B, The plots illustrate the repeated measure for electrode 3, the medium of the anterior side of the grid, the urethral sphincter. A:10 MVCs, B:3 endurance contractions A and B: On the left the healthy women, on the right the OAB patients.

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Figure 4: Graphical representationof the reduction in EMG activity of the OAB patients. A. for MVC and B. for endurance contractions.
Analyses of repeated measures with linear mixed models. Grid shows the relative difference in a reduction in EMG activity of the OAB patients compared to healthy women per electrode. Illustrating the reduction, the 24 electrodes are divided in 3 groups of 8 electrodes, representing the 8 electrodes which showed lowest reduction (light blue), the 8 electrodes which showed medium reduction (middle blue) and the 8 electrodes which showed highest reduction (dark blue). - =not significant (p > 0.05)