@article{Barbosa da SilvaSatoJorgeetal.2023,
  author    = {Barbosa da Silva, Jordana and Sato, Tatiana de Oliveira and Jorge, Cristine Homsi and Armijo-Olivo, Susan and Driusso, Patricia},
  title     = {What are the cut-off points for vaginal manometry to differentiate women with a weak from those with a strong pelvic floor muscle contraction?},
  journal   = {Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy},
  volume    = {27},
  number    = {6},
  issn      = {1413-3555},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.bjpt.2023.100572},
  institution = {Fakult{\"a}t WiSo},
  year      = {2023},
  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 (PeritronTM 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 obtain cut-off points.},
  language  = {en}
}