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. 2020 Nov 24;43(6):476–483. doi: 10.1016/j.bj.2019.11.001

Table 3.

Risk factors for urinary incontinence during pregnancy.

Variable Classification Univariate
Multivariable
OR (95% CI) p valuea aOR (95% CI) p valuea
Gestational age (y/o) ≥35 vs. <35 1.13 (0.95, 1.35) 0.1785 1.01 (0.83, 1.23) 0.9124
Education (y) ≤12 vs. >12 1.37 (0.84, 2.21) 0.2048 1.32 (0.79, 2.20) 0.2864
Parity Primi- vs. Multiparity 0.79 (0.67, 0.94) 0.0066 0.77 (0.64, 0.94) 0.0092
Preterm (week) <37 vs. ≥37 0.49 (0.38, 0.64) <0.0001
Mode of delivery Instrument vs. Vaginal 0.94 (0.55, 1.61) <0.0001 1.04 (0.60, 1.81) <0.0001
CS vs. Vaginal 0.25 (0.20, 0.31) 0.37 (0.24, 0.56)
Preeclampsia or Gestational DM Yes vs. No 0.61 (0.45, 0.82) 0.0010
Labor augmentation Yes vs. No 1.67 (1.41, 1.98) <0.0001
Labor duration (min) ≥400 vs. < 400 1.18 (0.92, 1.51) 0.1915
Emergent CS Yes vs. No 0.46 (0.31, 0.70) 0.0002
Infant gender Male vs. Female 1.11 (0.94, 1.31) 0.2236
LBW (gm) <2500 vs. ≥2500 0.51 (0.38, 0.68) <0.0001
Macrosomia (gm) ≥4000 vs. < 4000 1.88 (0.95, 3.75) 0.0719
FHC (cm) ≥36 vs. < 36 0.93 (0.69, 1.25) 0.6261
FBW/MBMI (continuous) 1.01 (1.01, 1.02) <0.0001 1.01 (1.00, 1.01) 0.0089
TBWI (continuous) 1.02 (0.99, 1.04) 0.1580 1.03 (1.01, 1.06) 0.0125
Maternal initial BMI BMI ≥25 vs. < 25 0.97 (0.78, 1.20) 0.7491 1.35 (1.04, 1.75) 0.0245

Abbreviations: OR: odds ratio; DM: diabetes mellitus; CS: cesarean section; LBW: low birth weight; FHC: fetal head circumference; FBW/MBMI: fetal birth weight/maternal body mass index; TBWI: total body weight increase; BMI: body mass index.

a

p-value from univariate or multiple logistic regression.