Table 2.
Frequencies of Pelvic Floor Disorders at Enrollment* Among 449 Vaginally Parous Women
| Stress Urinary Incontinence n=71 (16%) |
Overactive Bladder n=45 (10%) |
Anal Incontinence n=56 (12%) |
POPsx n=19 (4%) |
POPexam n=64 (14%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operative birth† | (P=0.239) | (P=0.006) | (P=0.250) | (P=0.056) | (P=0.065) |
| Never (n= 324) | 47 (14) | 24 (7) | 37 (11) | 10 (3) | 43 (13) |
| Vacuum only (n=49) | 7 (14) | 6 (12) | 5 (10) | 2 (4) | 4 (8) |
| Forceps (n= 76) | 17 (22) | 15 (20) | 14 (18) | 7 (9) | 17 (22) |
| Episiotomy† | (P= 0.470) | (P= 0.718) | (P= 0.925) | (P= 0.249) | (P= 0.999) |
| Never (n= 176) | 32 (18) | 17 (10) | 21 (12) | 8 (5) | 25 (14) |
| One (n= 205) | 31 (15) | 23 (11) | 27 (13) | 6 (3) | 29 (14) |
| Two or more (n= 68) | 8 (12) | 5 (7) | 8 (12) | 5 (7) | 10 (15) |
| Spontaneous laceration† | (P= 0.901) | (P= 0.036) | (P= 0.560) | (P= 0.750) | (P= 0.021) |
| Never (n= 193) | 32 (17) | 25 (13) | 28 (15) | 8 (4) | 22 (11) |
| One (n= 168) | 25 (15) | 17 (10) | 19 (11) | 6 (4) | 21 (13) |
| Two or more (n= 88) | 14 (16) | 3 (3) | 9 (10) | 5 (6) | 21 (24) |
Data are n(%) unless otherwise specified.
POPsx, prolapse symptoms; POPexam, prolapse to or beyond the hymen on physical examination.
*
Measured at the time of enrollment (5–10 years after first delivery).
†
Ever-present across all deliveries prior to enrollment.