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. 2022 May 5;12:7315. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-11346-x

Table 1.

Characteristics of women with Wexner score < 2 and ≥ 2.

Wexner score < 2
n (%)
794 (64.1)
Wexner score ≥ 2
n (%)
444 (35.9)
p value
Age (years)
< 35 652 (66.1) 335 (33.9) 0.005
≥ 35 142 (56.6) 109 (43.4)
Height (cm)
< 155 15 (71.4) 6 (28.6) 0.484
≥ 155 766 (64.0) 430 (36.0)
Missing 13 (61.9) 8 (38.1)
BMI (kg/m2)
< 30 719 (64.8) 391 (35.2) 0.285
≥ 30 44 (58.7) 31 (41.3)
Missing 31 (58.5) 22 (41.5)
Country of birth
Sweden 754 (64.1) 422 (35.9) 0.941
Other European country 20 (62.5) 12 (37.5)
Outside Europe 20 (66.7) 10 (33.3)
Cohabitation
Yes 738 (64.5) 407 (35.5) 0.652
No 45 (59.2) 31 (40.8)
Missing 6 (35.3) 11 (64.7)
Tobacco use in early pregnancy
Yes 9 (75.0) 3 (25.0) 0.652
No 754 (63.9) 426 (36.1)
Missing 31 (67.4) 15 (32.6)
Diabetes
Yes 6 (75.0) 2 (25.0) 0.454
No 768 (64.3) 426 (35.7)
Missing 20 (55.6) 16 (44.4)
Morbus Crohn/Ulcerative colitis
Yes 4 (57.1) 3 (42.9) 0.510
No 770 (64.4) 425 (35.6)
Missing 20 (55.6) 16 (44.4)
Asthma
Yes 53 (60.2) 35 (39.8) 0.386
No 721 (64.7) 393 (35.3)
Missing 20 (55.6) 16 (44.4)
Time since delivery (months)
< 18 72 (61.5) 45 (38.5) 0.533
≥ 18 716 (64.4) 395 (35.6)
Missing 6 (60.0) 4 (40.0)
Subsequent delivery
No 684 (63.7) 389 (36.3) 0.636
Yes 96 (65.8) 50 (34.2)
Missing 14 (73.7) 5 (26.3)

64 women (4.9%) had missing data on Wexner score.

Missing values presented when prevalent. P values are calculated using Chi2 tests excluding missing values.