Table 4.

Univariate Regression for Predictors of DPS

Predictor	Odds Ratio	95% CI	P-value
Age (odds per unit change)	1.03	1.004–1.06	0.02
Presence of rectocele	16.25	1.78–148.8	0.0066
History of delivery	4.8	1.7–13.5	0.003
History of vaginal delivery	11.67	3.38–41.5	<0.0001
Total number of births (odds per unit change)	2.07	1.5–2.9	<0.001
Hysterectomy	3.71	1.4–10.1	0.0132
Maximum squeeze pressure on ARM	0.99	0.98–0.999	0.024
Volume to discomfort	1.006	1.0–1.01	0.036
Puborectalis tenderness (%)	0.28	0.08–0.98	0.023
Increased resting tone (%)	0.21	0.05–0.92	0.012
Paradoxical contraction (%)	0.28	0.10–0.79	0.009
Diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome	10.7	3.09–37.1	0.0007

ARM = anorectal manometry