Controls

(n = 23)

POP patients

(n = 49)

p-value

Age (years old)

56.4 ± 7.5

66.3 ± 8.6

<0.001

Height (cm)

154.1 ± 3.7

148.5 ± 5.4

0.010

Weight (kg)

52.4 ± 5.5

54.7 ± 8.1

0.234

BMI (kg/m²)

22.1 ± 2.7

24.5 ± 3.4

0.061

TGF-β1 (ng/mL)

8.1 ± 5.7

6.3 ± 3.6

0.027