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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2013 May-Jun;19(3):142–147. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0b013e31827e857c

Table 1.

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Cohort

Demographics of Pessary Users N %
 All 4019 100
Race/Ethnicity
 Unknown 13 0.32
 White 3772 93.85
 Black 140 3.48
 Other 39 0.97
 Asian 17 0.42
 Hispanic 37 0.92
 North American Native 1 0.02
Age
 65-69 531 13.21
 70-74 826 20.55
 75-79 1105 27.49
 80-84 869 21.62
 85+ 688 17.12
Charlson Score
 0 2434 60.56
 1 620 15.43
 2 578 14.38
 3 202 5.03
 4 101 2.51
 5+ 84 2.09
Region of residence
 Northeast 1178 29.31
 Midwest 924 22.99
 South 1416 35.23
 West 489 12.17
 Other/Unkown 12 0.3