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Table 1 Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristic of the participants and their relationships with total pelvic floor disorder (n = 400)

From: Pelvic floor disorder and relevant factors in Iranian women of reproductive age: a cross-sectional study

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)

  

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

26.9 (4.15)

  
 

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)

 

Income

  

0.869

Middle school

70 (17.5)

52 (17.1)

 

Completely Sufficient

74 (18.5)

58 (19.1)

 

High school/Diploma

168 (42.0)

132 (43.4)

 

Relatively sufficient

228 (57.0)

172 (56.6)

 

University

114 (28.5)

86 (28.3)

 

Insufficient

98 (24.5)

74 (24.3)

 

Job

  

0.123

Exercise

  

0.250

Housekeeper

329 (82.0)

245 (80.6)

 

Yes

151 (37.8)

110 (36.2)

 

Employed outdoors

71 (18.0)

59 (19.4)

 

No

249 (62.3)

194 (63.8)

 

Gravid

  

0.866

Amount of exercise

   

0

19 (4.8)

13 (4.3)

 

Once a week

36 (9.0)

  

1

115 (28.7)

88 (29.0)

 

Twice a week

27 (6.8)

  

2

165 (41.3)

127 (41.8)

 

Three times a week

88 (22.0)

  

 ≥ 3

101 (25.3)

76 (25.0)

 

Diabetes Mellitus

  

0.329

Parity

  

0.487

Yes

3 (0.8)

3 (1.0)

 

0

19 (4.8)

13 (4.3)

 

No

397 (99.3)

301 (99.0)

 

1

138 (34.5)

106 (35.0)

 

Constipation

  

 < 0.001

2

195 (48.8)

152 (50.0)

 

Yes

68 (17.0)

64 (21.0)

 

 ≥ 3

48 (12.0)

33 (11.0)

 

No

332 (83.0)

240 (79.0)

 

Type of delivery

  

0.507

Hemorrhoids

  

0.097

Vaginal Delivery

138 (34.5)

110 (38.0)

 

Yes

68 (17.0)

57 (19.0)

 

Cesarean Section

211 (52.8)

158 (54.3)

 

No

332 (83.0)

247 (81.0)

 

Both

32 (8.0)

23 (8.0)

 

History of surgery

   

Number of vaginal delivery

 

0.360

Hysterectomy

   

 0.962

1

69 (17.3)

56 (18.4)

 

Yes

4 (1.0)

3 (1.0)

 

2

77 (19.3)

61 (20.0)

 

No

396 (99.0)

301 (99.0)

 

 ≥ 3

23 (5.8)

15 (4.9)

 

Prolapse surgery

  

-

Smoking

  

0.329

Yes

-

-

 

Yes

3 (0.8)

3 (1.0)

 

No

400 (100.0)

304 (100.0)

 

No

397 (99.3)

301 (99.0)

 

Chronic lung disease

  

 0.262

Family history of pelvic floor disorders

0.227

Yes

13 (3.3)

12 (4.0)

   

Yes

17 (4.3)

15 (5.0)

 

No

387 (96.8)

292 (96.0)

 

No

383 (95.8)

289 (95.0)

     
  1. aStandard Deviation, bNumber (Percent), cChi-square test