Table 2.
Characteristics associated with hysterectomy status, women >=45 years, LASI (2017)
| Women with Hysterectomy | Women without Hysterectomy | Total | Adjusted ORb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 3648 | N = 31,435 | N = 35,083a | (95% CI) | |
| Age | ||||
| age 45-49 | 23.9 (761) | 19.4 (6468) | 20.0 (7273) | ref |
| age 50-54 | 16.5 (678) | 15.8 (5205) | 15.8 (5908) | 0.92 (0.72, 1.19) |
| age 55-59 | 17.6 (660) | 15.1 (4851) | 15.3 (5536) | 1.19 (0.92, 1.54) |
| age 60+ | 42.0 (1549) | 49.8 (14747) | 48.8 (16366) | 0.92 (0.7, 1.19) |
| p value | 0.103 | |||
| Education | ||||
| Never attended school | 56.9 (2011) | 66.0 (19243) | 64.8 (21334) | ref |
| Up to primary | 20.9 (898) | 18.1 (6369) | 18.5 (7315) | 0.93 (0.77, 1.14) |
| Middle school and higher | 22.0 (739) | 15.7 (5658) | 16.5 (6431) | 0.85 (0.56, 1.29) |
| p value | 0.677 | |||
| Place of Residence | ||||
| Rural | 57.1 (2193) | 69.0 (20254) | 67.5 (22535) | ref |
| Urban | 42.8 (1455) | 30.9 (11017) | 32.4 (12548) | 1.32 (1.1, 1.59) |
| p value | 0.003 | |||
| Marital status | ||||
| Currently married | 67.3 (2548) | 60.9 (19421) | 61.6 (22058) | ref |
| Never married | 0.1 (16) | 1.1 (345) | 1.0 (364) | 0.15 (0.04, 0.59) |
| Others c | 32.4 (1084) | 37.9 (11505) | 37.3 (12661) | 0.82 (0.65, 1.03) |
| p value | 0.003 | |||
| Number of children d | ||||
| No child | 1.9 (79) | 3.3 (1120) | 3.2 (1206) | ref |
| 1-2 children | 32.9 (1028) | 25.0 (8143) | 25.8 (9185) | 1.16 (0.76, 1.79) |
| 3 or more children | 64.4 (2579) | 71.1 (21859) | 70.1 (24402) | 1.25 (0.83, 1.88) |
| missing observations | 30 | 149 | 290 | |
| p value | 0.508 | |||
| Caste | ||||
| Other Backward Class (OBC) | 53.7 (1590) | 44.1 (11453) | 45.1 (13108) | ref |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 16.0 (653) | 19.8 (5234) | 19.3 (5910) | 0.81 (0.68, 0.97) |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 4.2 (306) | 9.2 (5775) | 8.7 (6109) | 0.52 (0.39, 0.69) |
| Other | 23.8 (977) | 24.0 (7662) | 24.0 (8682) | 0.92 (0.74, 1.14) |
| missing observations | 122 | 1147 | 1274 | |
| p value | < 0.001 | |||
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu | 83.3 (2848) | 81.6 (22684) | 81.8 (25649) | ref |
| Muslim | 9.4 (284) | 11.6 (3945) | 11.3 (4254) | 0.55 (0.41, 0.73) |
| Christian | 2.4 (243) | 3.5 (3278) | 3.3 (3534) | 0.84 (0.62, 1.14) |
| Other | 4.6 (273) | 3.2 (1364) | 3.4 (1646) | 1.17 (0.84, 1.64) |
| p value | < 0.001 | |||
| Monthly per capita expenditure (quintile) | ||||
| 1 (lowest) | 14.3 (504) | 22.1 (6438) | 21.1 (6976) | ref |
| 2 | 16.8 (618) | 21.8 (6456) | 21.2 (7104) | 1.24 (0.99, 1.57) |
| 3 | 18.6 (710) | 20.7 (6317) | 20.4 (7058) | 1.26 (0.98, 1.63) |
| 4 | 23.7 (839) | 18.9 (6128) | 19.4 (7004) | 1.73 (1.27, 2.35) |
| 5 | 26.5 (977) | 16.3 (5932) | 17.6 (6941) | 1.76 (1.32, 2.34) |
| p value | < 0.001 | |||
| BMI category | ||||
| Underweight | 9.1 (350) | 19.3 (5330) | 18.1 (5690) | 0.63 (0.53, 0.76) |
| Normal | 39.0 (1461) | 43.1 (13839) | 42.4 (15315) | ref |
| Overweight | 28.5 (1022) | 18.7 (6436) | 19.8 (7467) | 1.31 (1.05, 1.64) |
| Obese | 11.7 (512) | 8.2 (2740) | 8.5 (3258) | 1.1 (0.81, 1.5) |
| missing observations | 303 | 2926 | 3353 | |
| p value | < 0.001 | |||
| Ever employed for 3 or more months | ||||
| No | 43.9 (1785) | 45.7 (14875) | 45.6 (16736) | ref |
| Yes | 56.0 (1863) | 54.2 (16394) | 54.3 (18344) | 1.09 (0.9, 1.32) |
| missing observations | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| p value | 0.360 | |||
aIncludes missing data = 164 from the hysterectomy indicator where respondents reported don’t know (n = 33), refused (n = 8) and missing observations (n = 123)
bAdjusted for state
cOthers includes widowed, divorced, deserted, separated, live in relationship
dNumber of living children include biological, adopted and step-children