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. 2021 May 14;32(7):1733–1743. doi: 10.1007/s00192-021-04836-5

Table 2.

Obstetrical and constitutional risk factors for subjective failure 6–12 months after MUS for the study group (n = 14,787)

Obstetric and constitutional variables Subjective failure % (N)a Crude OR (95% CI) p Adjusted OR (95% CI) p
Parity
  0 33.8 (183/541) 1.27 (1.05–1.53) 0.012 1.18 (0.94–1.47) *0.148
  1 29.9 (472/1579) 1.06 (0.94–1.20) 0.350 0.95 (0.81–1.12) 0.550
  2 28.7 (1742/6074) Reference Reference
  ≥ 3 28.2 (1415/5011) 0.98 (0.90–1.06) 0.595 0.98 (0.88–1.09) 0.697
Vaginal delivery
  Cesarean delivery only 30.4 (123/404) 1.09 (0.87–1.37) 0.470
  Spontaneous 28.4 (3056/10,762) Reference
  Instrumental 30.2 (574/1902) 1.09 (0.98–1.21) 0.113
Presentation
  Normal cephalic 28.5 (3198/11,218) Reference
  Abnormal cephalic 31.2 (177/597) 1.14 (0.95–1.37) 0.164
  Breech 29.0 (255/879) 1.03 (0.89–1.19) 0.751
Episiotomy
  No 28.4 (3320/11,597) Reference
  Yes 30.2 (310/1067) 1.02 (0.89–1.17) 0.769
Birth weight (g)
  < 4000 29.2 (2374/8119) Reference
  ≥ 4000 27.6 (1255/4544) 0.92 (0.85–1.01) 0.053
Head circumference (cm)
  < 36 29.8 (1302/4367) Reference Reference
  ≥ 36 27.8 (2059/7410) 0.91 (0.83–0.98) 0.019 0.95 (0.86–1.05) 0.292
Perineal tear 3 or 4
  No 28.7 (3438/11,993) Reference
  Yes 28.6 (192/671) 1.00 (0.84–1.19) 0.977
Age at first delivery (years)
  < 25 28.9 (1884/6525) Reference
  ≥ 25 28.4 (1746/6139) 0.98 (0.91–1.06) 0.591
Age at surgery (years)
  < 30 40.1 (27/66) 1.76 (1.07–2.89) 0.025 1.60 (0.87–2.96) 0.129
  30–39 29.0 (583/2008) 1.04 (0.93–1.16) 0.494 1.09 (0.95–1.24) 0.231
  40–49 28.2 (1796/6359) Reference Reference
  50–59 29.4 (1211/4125) 1.06 (0.97–1.15) 0.218 1.01(0.90–1.13) 0.909
  60–67 30.2 (195/646) 1.10 (0.92–1.31) 0.297 1.12 (0.86–1.44) 0.402
BMI at surgery (kg/m2)
  < 25 (normal) 24.5 (1141/4666) Reference Reference
  25–29.9 (overweight) 29.9 (1066/3570) 1.32 (1.19–1.45) < 0.001 1.25 (1.12–1.39) < 0.001
  ≥ 30 (obese) 36.1 (706/1958) 1.74 (1.56–1.95) < 0.001 1.54 (1.36–1.75) < 0.001
Time from last delivery until surgery (years)
  0–9 27.9 (1081/3875) 0.93 (0.85–1.02) 0.156
  10–19 29.3 (1391/4750) Reference
  20–29 28.6 (831/2902) 0.97 (0.88–1.07) 0.544
  ≥ 30 28.9 (321/1109) 0.98 (0.85–1.13) 0.823
Preoperative stress urinary incontinence index scoreb
  ≤ 6 (< 25th percentile) 22.1 (529/2392) Reference Reference
  7–10 (25th–75th percentile) 29.2 (2502/8583) 1.45 (1.30–1.61) < 0.001 1.22 (1.07–1.38) 0.003
  11–12 (> 75th percentile) 37.4 (553/1478) 2.11 (1.82–2.43) < 0.001 1.42 (1.17–1.72) < 0.001
Preoperative cough-jump stress test (g)
  ≤ 13 (< 25th percentile) 28.0 (898/3207) Reference Reference
  14–67 (25th–75th percentile) 28.2 (1892/6704) 1.01 (0.92–1.11) 0.819 0.98 (0.87–1.11) 0.786
  68–482 (> 75th percentile) 31.0 (1016/3281) 1.15 (1.04–1.28) 0.009 1.04 (0.91–1.71) 0.528
Preoperative urgency urinary incontinence index scorec
  0–1 (< 25th percentile) 21.8 (1192//5476) Reference Reference
  2–5 (25th–75th percentile) 30.1 (1217/4049) 1.62 (1.46–1.78) < 0.001 1.57 (1.39–1.78) < 0.001
  6–8 (> 75th percentile) 38.9 (1349/3469) 2.99 (2.65–3.39) < 0.001 2.48 (2.10–2.93) < 0.001
Preoperative post-void residual urine (ml)
  < 100 28.9 (3759/13,028) Reference
  > 100 31.2 (49/157) 1.12 (0.80–1.57) 0.517
Preoperative maximum urinary flow rate (ml/s)
  ≥ 15 28.1 (2982/10,626) Reference
  < 15 31.5 (123/391) 1.18 (0.95–1.46) 0.143
Type of mid-urethral sling
  Retropubic 28.0 (2915/10,431) Reference
  Inside-out obturator 32.4 (556/1717) 1.23 (1.11–1.38) < 0.001 1.18 (1.03–1.35) 0.021
  Outside-in obturator 30.2 (171/566) 1.12 (0.93–1.34) 0.243 1.26 (1.01–1.58) 0.043
  Mini-sling 34.8 (171/491) 1.38 (1.14–1.67) < 0.001 1.58 (1.24–2.01) < 0.001
Surgical complications
  No 28.2 (3163/11,2236) Reference
  Yes 33.0 (650/1969) 1.26 (1.14–1.39) < 0.001 1.26 (1.10–1.43) < 0.001

Data are n (%) unless otherwise specified

Entries presented in bold indicates statistically significance (p < 0.05)

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, MUS mid-urethral sling, BMI body mass index

aPostoperative stress urinary incontinence index score > 0

bStress urinary index score is calculated from the validated NFIR questionnaire with range 0–12

cUrgency urinary index score is calculated from the validated NFIR questionnaire with range 0–8

*Not adjusted for obstetrical factors