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Table 5 Factors associated with pelvic floor problems. Multivariate analysis (Prolapse and Pain)

From: Pelvic floor dysfunction: prevalence and associated factors

Variable

Prolapse

Pain

No n (%)

Yes n (%)

aOR 95% CI:

No n (%)

Yes n (%)

aOR 95% CI:

Age (Mean SD)

43.5 (14.36)

48.9 (15.74)

 

43.7 (14.44)

46.7 (15.44)

 

BMI ( mean SD)

24.9 (4.73)

25.5 (4.84)

 

24.75 (4.62)

26.1 (5.14)

1.04 (1.02, 1.07)

Menopause

      

 No

899 (87.5)

129 (12.5)

 

854 (83.1)

174 (16.9)

 

 Yes

344 (82.3)

74 (17.7)

 

321 (76.8)

97 (23.2)

 

Number of pregnancies

 None

302 (95.2)

13 (4.1)

 

272 (86.3)

43 (13.7)

 

 One

165 (85.1)

29 (14.9)

 

163 (84.0)

31 (16.0)

 

 Two or more

776 (82.8)

161 (17.2)

 

740 (79.0)

197 (21.0)

 

Number of vaginal births

 None

452 (95.2)

23 (4.8)

1 (ref.)

404 (85.1)

71 (14.9)

 

 One

239 (82.7)

50 (17.3)

3.17 (1.84, 5.46)

224 (77.5)

65 (22.5)

 

 Two or more

552 (80.9)

130 (19.1)

3.10 (1.88, 5.04)

547 (80.2)

135 (19.8)

 

Instrumental birth

 No

957 (89.7)

110 (10.3)

1 (ref.)

896 (84.0)

171 (16.0)

1 (ref.)

 Yes

286 (75.5)

93 (24.5)

1.80 (1.29, 2.50)

279 (73.6)

100 (26.4)

1.68 (1.26, 2.24)

Episiotomy

 No

687 (90.4)

73 (9.6)

 

639 (84.1)

121 (15.9)

 

 Yes

556 (81.0)

130 (19.0)

 

536 (78.1)

150 (21.9)

 

Perineal tear

 No

805 (89.0)

99 (11.0)

 

757 (83.7)

147 (16.3)

 

 Yes

438 (80.8)

104 (19.2)

 

418 (77.1)

124 (22.9)

 

Fetal macrosomia

 No

1101 (88.1)

149 (11.9)

1 (ref.)

1042 (83.4)

208 (16.6)

1 (ref.)

 Yes

141 (72.7)

53 (27.3)

2.05 (1.40, 2.99)

132 (68.0)

62 (32.0)

1.87 (1.31, 2.68)

Smoker

 No

1059 (85.5)

180 (14.5)

 

996 (80.4)

243 (19.6)

 

 Yes

184 (88.9)

23 (11.1)

 

179 (86.5)

28 (13.5)

 

Gynecological pathology

 No

1208 (86.0)

196 (14.0)

 

1146 (81.6)

258 (18.4)

 

 Yes

35 (83.3)

7 (16.7)

 

29 (69.0)

13 (31.0)

 

Gastrointestinal pathology

 No

1213 (86.4)

191 (13.6)

1 (ref.)

1147 (81.7)

257 (18.3)

1 (ref.)

 Yes

30 (71.4)

12 (28.6)

2.45 (1.91, 5.02)

28 (66.7)

14 (33.3)

2.07 (1.06, 4.07)

Nephro-urological pathology

 No

1234 (85.9)

202 (14.1)

 

1169 (81.4)

267 (18.6)

 

 Yes

9 (90.0)

1 (10.0)

 

6 (60.0)

4 (40.0)