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Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 May 17;221(4):333.e1–333.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.05.010

Table 2.

Associations^a between breastfeeding categories and pelvic floor disorders.

Pelvic Floor Disorders		Unexposed	Limited Exclusive BF	Prolonged Exclusive BF
Stress Urinary Incontinence	Odds Ratio	1	1.10 [0.69, 1.77]	0.75 [0.50, 1.12]
Stress Urinary Incontinence	aOR	1	1.29 [0.81, 2.08]	0.82 [0.54, 1.23]
Pelvic Organ Prolapse	Odds Ratio	1	0.84 [0.47, 1.50]	0.73 [0.46, 1.17]
Pelvic Organ Prolapse	aOR	1	0.91 [0.51, 1.61]	0.77 [0.47, 1.23]
Anal Incontinence	Odds Ratio	1	0.75 [0.45, 1.25]	0.70 [0.47, 1.05]
Anal Incontinence	aOR	1	0.78 [0.47, 1.30]	0.66 [0.44, 1.01]

Unadjusted odds ratios (95% CI) from univariable logistic regression models using generalized estimating equations and adjusted odds ratios (95% CI) from multivariable models adjusting for race, education, body mass index at study entry, and parity (≥3) at study entry.

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval