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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 10.
Published in final edited form as: Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2011 Mar;17(2):80–90. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0b013e31820e5d06

Table 3.

Predictors of having (prevalence) WHI Prolapse Grade 2 or 3 in whites, blacks, and Hispanics

Baseline
Characteristic
White Black Hispanic
OR* 95% CI p-value OR* 95% CI p-value OR* 95% CI p-value
Age 1.03 (1.02, 1.04) <.0001 1.01 (0.97, 1.06) 0.66 1.02 (0.98, 1.07) 0.38
Parity (vs. Never had
a term pregnancy)
<.0001 0.10 0.11
   1 4.70 (2.56, 8.63) 0.98 (0.21, 4.64) 2.00 (0.36, 11.05)
   2 5.74 (3.31, 9.97) 1.61 (0.43, 6.03) 2.07 (0.43, 10.05)
   3 6.27 (3.63, 10.84) 1.21 (0.30, 4.89) 1.07 (0.20, 5.65)
   4 7.63 (4.40, 13.22) 1.08 (0.21, 5.64) 2.67 (0.56, 12.75)
   5+ 10.04 (5.82, 17.32) 3.39 (0.93, 12.30) 3.52 (0.78, 15.92)
Smoking (vs. Never
smoked)
<.0001 0.50 0.51
   Past smoker 0.76 (0.65, 0.88) 0.70 (0.35, 1.38) 1.28 (0.68, 2.43)
   Current smoker 0.60 (0.44, 0.81) 0.66 (0.23, 1.84) 1.75 (0.60, 5.06)
Moderate/Severe
constipation
0.83 (0.62, 1.11) 0.20 1.73 (0.68, 4.43) 0.27 0.62 (0.25, 1.53) 0.28
Asthma 1.10 (0.83, 1.47) 0.51 1.95 (0.69, 5.47) 0.23 1.63 (0.65, 4.05) 0.31
Emphysema 1.15 (0.77, 1.71) 0.50 - - 0.04 1.60 (0.32, 8.11) 0.59
Total hormone usage
(vs. Never used)
0.36 0.42 0.45
   Past user 0.89 (0.74, 1.07) 0.91 (0.37, 2.28) 0.95 (0.45, 2.02)
   Current user 0.88 (0.63, 1.23) 2.22 (0.71, 6.96) 0.41 (0.09, 1.89)
Incontinence (vs.
Never)
<.0001 0.52 0.27
   Stress 0.97 (0.79, 1.20) 0.91 (0.32, 2.58) 1.83 (0.93, 3.62)
   Urge 1.47 (1.21, 1.79) 1.27 (0.59, 2.73) 1.22 (0.53, 2.83)
   Mixed 1.27 (1.01, 1.60) 2.12 (0.65, 6.85) 0.76 (0.21, 2.76)
   Other 1.38 (0.99, 1.93) 2.34 (0.73, 7.52) 2.46 (0.71, 8.51)
Waist circumference
> 88 cm
1.19 (0.98, 1.45) 0.08 1.81 (0.75, 4.40) 0.19 1.60 (0.75, 3.39) 0.22
Physical activity 0.97 (0.92, 1.03) 0.36 1.12 (0.89, 1.41) 0.34 1.18 (0.96, 1.45) 0.13
BMI (vs.
<25 kg/m2)
<.0001 0.10 0.09
   25-<30 kg/m2 1.64 (1.34, 2.02) 0.72 (0.29, 1.79) 2.87 (1.03, 8.05)
   ≥ 30 kg/m2 1.87 (1.44, 2.43) 0.32 (0.10, 1.02) 2.22 (0.67, 7.33)
*

multi-variable adjusted OR from multi-variate logistic regression analysis

*

predictors and outcome measured at baseline