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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Compared with women in the control group, women in the pelvic floor muscle training group increased muscle thickness (difference between groups : 1. 9 mm, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1. 1-2. 7, P <. 001), decreased hiatal area (1. 8 cm, 95 % CI 0. 4-3. 1, P =. 026), shortened muscle length (6. 1 mm, 95 % CI 1. 5-10. 7, P =. 007), and elevated the position of the bladder (4. 3 mm, 95 % CI 2. 1-6. 5, P <. 000) and rectum (6. 7 mm, 95 % CI 2. 2-11. 8, P =. 007).