Table 3.
Prevalence rates of pelvic floor disorders by variables in non-pregnant women
| Variable | Flatal incontinence (n/N = 147/1194) |
Fecal incontinence (n/N = 49/1194) |
Anal incontinence (n/N = 173/1194) |
Pelvic organ prolapse (n/N = 66/1193) |
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| % | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | % | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | % | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | % | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
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| Age | ||||||||
| 18–39 | 6.8 | Reference | 1.8 | Reference | 7.9 | Reference | 4.0 | Reference |
| 40–59 | 12.9 | 1.58 (0.95, 2.64) | 4.4 | 2.53 (1.02, 6.27)* | 15.0 | 1.63 (1.01, 2.63)* | 5.7 | 0.55 (0.26, 1.13) |
| ≥ 60 | 20.6 | 2.92 (1.72, 4.96)* | 7.5 | 4.17 (1.64, 10.58)* | 24.7 | 3.02 (1.84, 4.98)* | 7.9 | 0.74 (0.34, 1.61) |
| p value | < 0.01 | 0.01 | < 0.01 | 0.24 | ||||
| Smoking status | ||||||||
| Non-smoker | 10.6 | Reference | 3.5 | Reference | 12.5 | Reference | 5.0 | Reference |
| Past smoker | 21.8 | 1.80 (1.16, 2.78)* | 7.1 | 1.57 (0.77, 3.19) | 25.9 | 1.88 (1.24, 2.83)* | 7.1 | 1.17 (0.59, 2.31) |
| Current smoker | 14.6 | 1.52 (0.66, 3.53) | 6.2 | 2.00 (0.58, 6.98) | 14.6 | 1.27 (0.55, 2.94) | 10.4 | 2.09 (0.76, 5.77) |
| p value | 0.02 | 0.30 | 0.01 | 0.35 | ||||
| Parity | ||||||||
| Nulliparous | 9.0 | Reference | 3.5 | Reference | 10.7 | Reference | 2.4 | Reference |
| C-section only | 17.0 | 1.60 (0.83, 3.08) | 2.3 | 0.46 (0.10, 2.04) | 18.2 | 1.43 (0.76, 2.69) | 3.4 | 1.63 (0.44, 5.99) |
| 1 vaginal delivery | 11.8 | 0.98 (0.51, 1.90) | 0.8 | 0.15 (0.02, 1.12) | 11.8 | 0.78 (0.41, 1.50) | 2.5 | 1.25 (0.34, 4.59) |
| 2 vaginal deliveries | 18.6 | 1.48 (0.90, 2.44) | 5.9 | 0.95 (0.44, 2.07) | 20.5 | 1.33 (0.83, 2.14) | 9.5 | 5.29 (2.35, 11.87)* |
| ≥ 3 vaginal deliveries | 13.2 | 0.98 (0.56, 1.71) | 6.9 | 1.13 (0.52, 2.47) | 19.0 | 1.23 (0.74, 2.02) | 13.2 | 7.89 (3.55, 17.53)* |
| p value | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.42 | < 0.01 | ||||
| BMI | ||||||||
| < 30 | 11.0 | Reference | 3.4 | Reference | 12.9 | Reference | 4.5 | Reference |
| ≥ 30 | 16.0 | 1.38 (0.93, 2.03) | 6.1 | 1.50 (0.80, 2.81) | 18.8 | 1.35 (0.94, 1.95) | 8.3 | 1.93 (1.13, 3.32)* |
| p value | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.02 | ||||
| Co-morbidity | ||||||||
| No | 11.6 | Reference | 3.4 | Reference | 13.1 | Reference | 5.4 | Reference |
| Yes | 16.5 | 1.29 (0.81, 2.05) | 8.0 | 2.02 (1.02, 3.97)* | 22.7 | 1.71 (1.12, 2.60)* | 6.2 | 0.92 (0.46, 1.86) |
| p value | 0.29 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.82 | ||||
Bold indicates statistically significant overall p value
*
indicates statistically significant comparison against the reference group
BMI Body Mass Index
a
N varies for each test depending on the variable due to non-response for some questions