Table 8.
The most common factors in the analyzed studies, with a color-coded classification of each parameter according to the level of evidence stated in the respective study. Green color represents statistical correlation between the factor and the pelvic floor health. Red color means that no correlation was found.
| Factors | Age | Menopause | Parity | Mode of Delivery |
Fetal Macrosomia |
Hormone Therapy | BMI | Race | Chronic Cough | Hysterectomy | Physical Activity |
Gastrointestinal Pathology | Gynecological Pathology | Other Diseases * | Respiration | Spine Curvature | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | |||||||||||||||||
| Kim et al., 2007 [143] | |||||||||||||||||
| Peinado-Molina et al., 2023 [144] | |||||||||||||||||
| Kepenekci et al., 2011 [145] | |||||||||||||||||
| Eftekhar et al., 2012 [146] | |||||||||||||||||
| Nygaard et al., 1994 [147] | |||||||||||||||||
| MacLennan et al., 2000 [1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Wu et al., 2014 [148] | |||||||||||||||||
| Nygaard et al., 2008 [14] | |||||||||||||||||
| Hwang et al., 2021 [99] | |||||||||||||||||
| Vieira et al., 2020 [149] | |||||||||||||||||
| Rotveit et al., 2001 [150] | |||||||||||||||||
| Wasserberg et al., 2007 [151] | |||||||||||||||||
| Capson et al., 2011 [90] | |||||||||||||||||
| Mattox et al., 2000 [152] | |||||||||||||||||
| Melli and Alizadeh, 2007 [153] | |||||||||||||||||
| Nguyen et al., 2000 [134] | |||||||||||||||||
| Zhoolideh et al., 2021 [138] | |||||||||||||||||
* Arthritis and osteoporosis.