Table 3.
Factors associated with the distress and impact of pelvic floor dysfunction in women with (n = 120) and without (n = 170) breast cancer*.
| Variables | Distress of PF dysfunction |
Impact of PF dysfunction |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariable |
Multivariable |
Univariable |
Multivariable |
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| β | 95%CI | R2 | β | 95%CI | R2 | β | 95%CI | R2 | β | 95%CI | R2 | |
| Presence of cancer Control Breast cancer |
- 0.01 |
Reference −0.23, 0.24 |
- 0.3 |
- −0.15 |
Reference −0.41, 0.09 |
- 0.5 |
- 0.45 |
Reference 0.22, 0.68 |
- 4.6 |
- 0.09 |
Reference 0.02, 0.18 |
- 3.4 |
| Age | 0.19 | 0.08, 0.31 | 3.4 | 0.21 | 0.06, 0.36 | 3.6 | 0.18 | 0.06, 0.29 | 2.8 | 0.02 | −0.09, 0.15 | 2.1 |
| BMI | 0.15 | 0.04, 0.27 | 2.0 | 0.09 | −0.06, 0.19 | 0.9 | 0.21 | 0.09, 0.33 | 4.1 | 0.04 | −0.01, 0.23 | 0.7 |
| Parity | −0.03 | −0.15, 0.09 | 0.3 | −0.02 | −0.13, 0.10 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Comorbidities None One or more |
- 0.07 |
Reference −0.24, 0.38 |
- 0.3 |
- 0.08 |
Reference −0.24, 0.39 |
- 0.3 |
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| Smoking status Non-smoker Smoker |
- 0.11 |
Reference −0.12, 0.35 |
- 0.1 |
- 0.48 |
Reference 0.25, 0.72 |
- 5.3 |
- 0.33 |
Reference 0.10, 0.59 |
- 5.6 |
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| Home situation Home alone Home with others |
- 0.04 |
Reference −0.30, 0.39 |
- 0.3 |
- 0.10 |
Reference −0.25, 0.45 |
- 0.2 |
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| Relationship status Single In a relationship |
- −0.12 |
Reference −0.38, 0.13 |
- 0.3 |
- −0.01 |
Reference −0.27, 0.24 |
- 0.4 |
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| Education High school or less University |
- −0.48 |
Reference −0.78, −0.18 |
- 3.0 |
- −0.45 |
Reference −0.77, −0.13 |
- 2.5 |
- −0.53 |
Reference −0.83, −0.24 |
- 3.9 |
- −0.26 |
Reference −0.57, 0.04 |
- 1.2 |
| Employment status Not working Working |
- −0.27 |
Reference −0.52, −0.02 |
- 1.2 |
- −0.19 |
Reference −0.47, 0.08 |
- 0.6 |
- −0.72 |
Reference −0.96, −0.48 |
- 10.5 |
- −0.50 |
Reference −0.77, −0.23 |
- 6.4 |
β: standardised beta coefficient refers to the degree of change in distress or impact scores for every standard deviation of change in the predictor variable.
R2: adjusted R2 value shows the contribution of each predictor (independent) variable to the variance in symptom distress or impact scores expressed as a percentage. 95%CI, 95% confidence interval; BMI, body mass index. Significant results (p < 0.05) in bold.
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Factors with a moderate association (p ≤ 0.1) on univariable analysis were entered into the multivariable model.Post hoc matched analyses.