Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of women with prolapse based on health status
| Demographic variables | Health Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor/Fair | Good/Very Good/Excellent | p-value* | |||
| Total | 258 | 632 | |||
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| Race, n (%) | <.001 | ||||
| White | 192 | 74.4% | 580 | 91.8% | |
| African-American | 26 | 10.1% | 27 | 4.3% | |
| Hispanic | 39 | 15.1% | 19 | 3.0% | |
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| Age, years | .09 | ||||
| 63–64 | 17 | 6.6% | 30 | 4.7% | |
| 65–69 | 46 | 17.8% | 147 | 23.3% | |
| 70–74 | 68 | 26.4% | 194 | 30.7% | |
| 75–79 | 64 | 24.8% | 138 | 21.8% | |
| 80–84 | 40 | 15.5% | 89 | 14.1% | |
| 85+ | 23 | 8.9% | 34 | 5.4% | |
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| Prolapse, n (%) | 0.59 | ||||
| Anterior | 49 | 19% | 128 | 20.3% | |
| Posterior | 21 | 8.1% | 77 | 12.2% | |
| Uterine/Apical | 133 | 51.6% | 345 | 54.6% | |
| Other | 96 | 37.2% | 218 | 34.5% | |
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| BMI, n (%) | <.001 | ||||
| Normal/Over (18.5–29.9) | 174 | 67.4% | 523 | 82.8% | |
| Obese (≥30) | 72 | 27.9% | 99 | 15.7% | |
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| Married (%) | 125/255 | 49.0% | 399/630 | 63.3% | <.001 |
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| Mean Income, $ SD | $15,821±14,232 | $31,581±42,992 | <.001 | ||
*
Chi-square test
SD standard deviation