Variable | Mean (SD)a | Frequency of pelvic floor disorder | Variable | Mean (SD)a | Frequency of pelvic floor disorder | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%)b | P-valuec | N (%)b | P-valuec | ||||
Age (Years) | 34.44 (7.23) | Â | Â | Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 26.9 (4.15) | Â | Â |
 | N (%)b |  | 0.421 |  | N (%)b |  | 0.389 |
 ≤ 30 | 115 (28.7) | 83 (27.0) |  |  < 18.5 | 10 (2.5) | 9 (3.0) |  |
31–40 | 195 (48.8) | 149 (49.0) |  | 18.5–24.9 | 123 (30.8) | 88 (29.0) |  |
 > 40 | 90 (22.5) | 72 (24.0) |  | 25.29.9 | 184 (46.0) | 141 (46.0) |  |
Education |  |  | 0.695 |  ≥ 30 | 83 (20.8) | 66 (22.0) |  |
Elementary | 48 (12.0) | 34 (11.2) | Â | Income | Â | Â | 0.869 |
Middle school | 70 (17.5) | 52 (17.1) | Â | Completely Sufficient | 74 (18.5) | 58 (19.1) | Â |
High school/Diploma | 168 (42.0) | 132 (43.4) | Â | Relatively sufficient | 228 (57.0) | 172 (56.6) | Â |
University | 114 (28.5) | 86 (28.3) | Â | Insufficient | 98 (24.5) | 74 (24.3) | Â |
Job | Â | Â | 0.123 | Exercise | Â | Â | 0.250 |
Housekeeper | 329 (82.0) | 245 (80.6) | Â | Yes | 151 (37.8) | 110 (36.2) | Â |
Employed outdoors | 71 (18.0) | 59 (19.4) | Â | No | 249 (62.3) | 194 (63.8) | Â |
Gravid | Â | Â | 0.866 | Amount of exercise | Â | Â | Â |
0 | 19 (4.8) | 13 (4.3) | Â | Once a week | 36 (9.0) | Â | Â |
1 | 115 (28.7) | 88 (29.0) | Â | Twice a week | 27 (6.8) | Â | Â |
2 | 165 (41.3) | 127 (41.8) | Â | Three times a week | 88 (22.0) | Â | Â |
 ≥ 3 | 101 (25.3) | 76 (25.0) |  | Diabetes Mellitus |  |  | 0.329 |
Parity | Â | Â | 0.487 | Yes | 3 (0.8) | 3 (1.0) | Â |
0 | 19 (4.8) | 13 (4.3) | Â | No | 397 (99.3) | 301 (99.0) | Â |
1 | 138 (34.5) | 106 (35.0) |  | Constipation |  |  |  < 0.001 |
2 | 195 (48.8) | 152 (50.0) | Â | Yes | 68 (17.0) | 64 (21.0) | Â |
 ≥ 3 | 48 (12.0) | 33 (11.0) |  | No | 332 (83.0) | 240 (79.0) |  |
Type of delivery | Â | Â | 0.507 | Hemorrhoids | Â | Â | 0.097 |
Vaginal Delivery | 138 (34.5) | 110 (38.0) | Â | Yes | 68 (17.0) | 57 (19.0) | Â |
Cesarean Section | 211 (52.8) | 158 (54.3) | Â | No | 332 (83.0) | 247 (81.0) | Â |
Both | 32 (8.0) | 23 (8.0) | Â | History of surgery | Â | Â | Â |
Number of vaginal delivery | Â | 0.360 | Hysterectomy | Â | Â | Â | Â 0.962 |
1 | 69 (17.3) | 56 (18.4) | Â | Yes | 4 (1.0) | 3 (1.0) | Â |
2 | 77 (19.3) | 61 (20.0) | Â | No | 396 (99.0) | 301 (99.0) | Â |
 ≥ 3 | 23 (5.8) | 15 (4.9) |  | Prolapse surgery |  |  | - |
Smoking | Â | Â | 0.329 | Yes | - | - | Â |
Yes | 3 (0.8) | 3 (1.0) | Â | No | 400 (100.0) | 304 (100.0) | Â |
No | 397 (99.3) | 301 (99.0) | Â | Chronic lung disease | Â | Â | Â 0.262 |
Family history of pelvic floor disorders | 0.227 | Yes | 13 (3.3) | 12 (4.0) | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 17 (4.3) | 15 (5.0) | Â | No | 387 (96.8) | 292 (96.0) | Â |
No | 383 (95.8) | 289 (95.0) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |