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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Mar;113(3):601–608. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181998998

Table 3. Indications for hysterectomy among Olmsted County, Minnesota women who did (cases) or did not (controls) undergo subsequent pelvic floor repair.

Diagnosis* Cases (n=144) Controls (n=144) OR (95% CI)
Prolapse (includes uterine prolapse, cystocele, rectocele) 72 (50.0%) 74 (51.4%) 0.5 (0.1,2.2)
 Uterine prolapse 62 (43.1%) 54 (37.5%) 1.9 (0.8, 4.5)
 Cystocele 59 (41.0%) 54 (37.5%) 1.7 (0.7, 4.4)
 Rectocele 56 (38.9%) 52 (36.1%) 1.9 (0.6, 6.0)
Menstrual disorders 45 (31.2%) 57 (39.6%) 0.7 (0.4,1.1)
Urinary incontinence 38 (26.4%) 36 (25.0%) 1.2 (0.6,2.3)
Uterine fibroids 29 (20.1%) 36 (25.0%) 0.7 (0.4,1.4)
Endometriosis or adenomyosis 21 (14.6%) 25 (17.4%) 0.8 (0.4,1.5)
Pelvic pain 19 (13.2%) 12 (8.3%) 1.9 (0.8,4.7)
Adnexal mass 18 (12.5%) 8 (5.6%) 2.4 (1.0,5.8)
Premalignant conditions 5 (3.5%) 5 (3.5%) 1.0 (0.3,3.5)
Menopausal disorders 3 (2.1%) 5 (3.5%) 0.6 (0.2,2.7)
Inflammatory diseases 3 (2.1%) 1 (0.7%) not estimable
Other§ 12 (8.3%) 15 (10.4%) 0.7 (0.3,1.6)
*

Based on the final post-operative diagnosis.

Odds ratio (OR) adjusted for age at time of hysterectomy and year of first registration.

Cases and controls matched on this variable.

§

Other category includes congenital uterine anomaly, abdominal or inguinal hernia, multiparity desiring sterilization, chronic anemia, and anal incontinence.