Table 2.

Effect of potential risk factors and univariate odds ratio of relations between risk factors and severity of POP (stages 1–2 vs. stages 3–4).

Variables	Degree of POP
	Stage 1–2	Stage 3–4	Chi-squared	Univariate analysis
	n (%)	n (%)	p	OR	95% CI	p
Caste
Brahmin or chhetri	30 (41.7)	25 (34.7)	0.090	2.71	0.78–9.36	0.115
Other	13 (18.1)	4 (5.6)		1
Age of marriage
<20 years	29 (40.8)	26 (36.6)	0.037	3.76	0.96–14.64	0.057
≥20 years	13 (18.3)	3 (4.2)		1
Age at screening
≥55 years	12 (16.7)	23 (31.9)	0.000	9.90	3.24–30.31	0.000
<55 years	31 (43.1)	6 (8.3)		1
Age at onset of symptoms
≥40 years	6 (9.4)	14 (21.9)	0.004	5.00	1.59–15.75	0.006
<40 years	30 (46.9)	14 (21.9)		1
Duration of symptoms
≥5 years	22 (34.4)	25 (39.1)	0.011	5.30	1.34–20.92	0.017
<5 years	14 (21.9)	3 (4.7)		1
Parity at screening
4 +	27 (37.5)	21 (29.2)	0.278	1.56	0.56–4.32	0.397
1–3	16 (22.2)	8 (11.1)		1
Parity at onset of symptoms
Last child	20 (40.0)	12 (24.0)	0.579	0.94	0.29–3.09	0.923
First-penultimate child	11 (22.0)	7 (14.0)		1
Birthing centre
Hatiya	21 (29.2)	15 (20.8)	0.500	1.12	0.4–42.88	0.810
Batakachaur	22 (30.6)	14 (19.4)		1
Cystocele
Yes	24 (34.8)	12 (17.4)	0.099	0.47	0.18–1.24	0.129
No	16 (23.2)	17 (24.6)		1
Rectocele
Yes	6 (8.7)	11 (15.9)	0.029	3.46	1.10–10.91	0.034
No	34 (49.3)	18 (26.1)		1

n: total number; %: proportion of total; p: p value; OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence intervals. p < 0.05 considered statistically significant.