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Table 1 Demographic and clinical features of POP patients

From: Female genital mutilation/cutting in sudan and subsequent pelvic floor dysfunction

  

No POP (Group 1) (n: 69)

Mild POP (Group 2) (n: 230)

Severe POP (Group 3) (n: 229)

Total (n: 528)

P value

Age (median/min–max)

 

42 (32–65)

44 (31–88)

49 [30–91]

 

0.001a

BMI (kg/m2)

 < 25

25 (4,7%)

74 (14%)

29 (5.5%)

128 (24.2%)

0.001b

 

 ≥ 25

44 (8.3%)

156 (29.5%)

200 (37.9%)

400 (75.8%)

 

Job

No

43 (8.1%)

135 (25.6%)

93 (17.6%)

271 (51.3%)

0.001b

 

Yes

26 (4.9%)

95 (18%)

136 (25.8%)

257 (48.7%)

 

Parity

No

7 (1.3%)

15 (2.8%)

6 (1.1%)

28 (5.3%)

0.027b

 

Yes

62 (11.7%)

215 (40.7%)

223 (42.2%)

500 (94.7%)

 

Urinary ıncontinence

No

29 (5.5%)

122 (23.1%)

26 (4.9%)

177 (33.5%)

0.001b

 

Yes

40 (7.6%)

108 (20.5%)

203 (38.4%)

351 (66.5%)

 

HUN

No

41 (7.8%)

109 (20.6%)

34 (6.4%)

184 (34.8%)

0.001b

 

Yes

28 (5.3%)

121 (22.9%)

195 (36.9%)

344 (65.2%)

 

Smoking

No

68 (12.9%)

214 (40.5%)

205 (38.8%)

487 (92.2%)

0.041b

 

Yes

1 (0.2%)

16 (3%)

24 (4.5%)

41 (7.8%)

 

Assisted vaginal delivery

No

45 (8.5%)

163 (30.9%)

62 (11.7%)

270 (51.1%)

0.001b

 

Yes

24 (4.5%)

67 (12.7%)

167 (31.6%)

258 (48.9%)

 

Delivery method

No

7 (1.3%)

15 (2.8%)

6 (1.1%)

28 (5.3%)

0.001b

 

VD

52 (9.8%)

170 (32.2%)

201 (38.1%)

423 (80.1%)

 
 

C/S

10 (1.9%)

45 (8.5%)

22 (4.2%)

77 (14.6%)

 

Parity

No

7 (1.3%)

15 (2.8%)

6 (1.1%)

28 (5.3%)

0.001b

 

1

22 (4.2%)

65 (12.3%)

30 (5.7%)

117 (22.2%)

 
 

02-May

38 (7.2%)

138 (26.1%)

95 (18%)

271 (51.3%)

 
 

 ≥ 5

2 (0.4%)

12 (2.3%)

98 (18.6%)

112 (21.2%)

 

Residence

Rural

43 (8.1%)

153 (29%)

165 (31.3%)

361 (68.4%)

0.227b

 

Urban

26 (4.9%)

77 (14.6%)

64 (12.1%)

167 (31.6%)

 

Educational status

No

32 (6.1%)

112 (21.2%)

125 (23.7%)

269 (50.9%)

0.324b

 

Read and write

37 (7%)

118 (22.3%)

104 (19.7%)

259 (49.1%)

 

Menopausal status

No

54 (10.2%)

151 (28.6%)

120 (22.7%)

325 (61.6%)

0.001b

 

Yes

15 (2.8%)

79 (15%)

109 (20.6%)

203 (38.4%)

 

Baseline comorbidity

No

68 (12.9%)

219 (41.5%)

177 (33.5%)

464 (87.9%)

0.001b

 

Yes

1 (0.2%)

11 (2.1%)

52 (9.9%)

64 (12.2%)

 

FGM/C type

No

7 (1.3%)

16 (3%)

9 (1.7%)

32 (6.1%)

0.001b

 

Type 1

8 (1.5%)

22 (4.1%)

15 (6.6%)

45 (8.5%)

 
 

Type 2

34 (6.4%)

96 (18.2%)

55 (10.4%)

185 (35%)

 
 

Type 3

20 (3.8%)

96 (18.2%)

150 (28.4%)

266 (50.4%)

 
  1. Statistically significant p values are numbered in bolditalics
  2. POP: Pelvik organ prolapsus. BMI: body mass ındex., HUN: hydroureteronephrosis, VD: vaginal delivery, C/S: cesarean section, FGM/C: female genital mutilation/cutting
  3. aKruskal-wallis
  4. bChi-square