Table 3 Baseline characteristics of women with pelvic organ prolapse with and without follow-up
From: Improved quality of life after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse in Nepalese women
Women with follow-up (N = 153) | Women lost to follow-up (N = 99) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | n (%) | Mean(SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | p-value |
Age | 51.1(11.3) | 52.6(11.2) | 0.287 | ||
Socioeconomic status | |||||
Poorest | 44(28.6) | 24(24.2) | 0.004 | ||
Poorer | 79(51.3) | 35(35.4) | |||
Medium | 18(11.7) | 20(20.2) | |||
Richer | 13(8.4) | 23(20.2) | |||
Marital status | |||||
With husband | 119(76.8) | 74(74.7) | 0.217 | ||
Separated | 11(7.1) | 3(3.1) | |||
Widow | 25(9.8) | 22(22.2) | |||
Parity | 5.3(2.6) | 5.3(3.0) | 0.985 | ||
Ethnicity | 0.586 | ||||
Brahmin/Chhetri | 85(54.8) | 52(52.5) | 52.5 | ||
Janajati | 56(62.2) | 34(34.3) | 34.3 | ||
Dalit | 14(9.0) | 13(13.2) | 13.2 | ||
Literacy | 0.870 | ||||
Illiterate | 140(90.9) | 90(90.3) | |||
Literate | 9(9.1) | 15(9.7) | |||
Depression | 22.5(8.9) | 26.1 (7.5) | 0.006 | ||
Family Support | 20.7(6.9) | 19.5(5.1) | 0.128 | ||
QOL Domains | |||||
Physical | 11.1(2.6) | 10.7(2.2) | 0.212 | ||
Psychological | 11.6(2.5) | 11.1(2.0) | 0.119 | ||
Social relationships | 13.8(2.7) | 13.0(5.0) | 0.620 | ||
Environment | 12.0(2.4) | 12.0(2.4) | 0.784 | ||