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Table 2 Risk factors for any urinary incontinence three months postpartum

From: Effects of carrying a pregnancy and of method of delivery on urinary incontinence: a prospective cohort study

Risk factors

N

Risk (%)

Crude OR

95% CI

Adj. OR*

95% CI

Age (years)

      

   ≤25

141

26

1.00

-

  

   26–29

338

29

1.16

0.75,1.81

  

   30–34

356

32

1.29

0.83, 2.00

  

   ≥35

114

41

1.97

1.16,3.35

  

Age (continuous)

  

1.04

1.01,1.07

1.02

0.99,1.06

Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2)

   <20.0

216

25

1.00

-

  

   20.0–23.9

442

30

1.31

0.90,1.89

  

   ≥24.0

291

37

1.74

1.18,2.58

  

BMI (continuous)

  

1.05

1.02,1.09

1.07

1.03,1.11

Weight gain during pregnancy (kg)

   ≤11.0

268

31

1.00

-

  

   11.1–14.0

272

30

0.93

0.64,1.34

  

   14.1–17.0

194

35

1.18

0.80,1.75

  

   >17.0

215

29

0.89

0.60,1.31

  

Baby's weight (g)

   <4000

837

31

1.00

-

  

   ≥4000

112

30

0.96

0.73,1.48

  

Previous vaginal birth

   0

572

28

1.00

-

1.00

-

   ≥1

377

36

1.50

1.13,1.98

1.30

0.85,1.98

Group of randomization

Controls

478

33

1.00

   

Massage

470

29

0.85

0.65,1.12

  

Urinary incontinence Before delivery

      

   None

319

17

1.00

-

1.00

-

   Onset before Index pregnancy

211

56

6.24

4.20,9.27

6.44

4.15,9.98

   Onset during Index pregnancy

412

29

1.98

1.39,2.83

1.93

1.32,2.83

Type of delivery

   Spontaneous

682

33

1.00

-

1.00

-

   Vacuum

79

35

1.11

0.68,1.80

1.27

0.74,2.19

   Forceps

74

37

1.16

0.70,1.91

1.73

0.96,3.13

   Caesarean‡‡

114

12

0.28

0.16,0.51

0.27

0.14,0.50

Epidural anesthesia‡

   No

294

35

1.00

-

  

   Yes

541

33

0.93

0.69,1.26

  

Duration of second Stage (hrs)‡

   <0.5

317

39

1.00

-

1.00

-

   0.5–0.9

175

31

0.71

0.48,1.06

0.85

0.54,1.33

   1.0–1.4

127

31

0.71

0.46,1.10

0.78

0.46,1.35

   ≥1.5

216

31

0.71

0.49,1.0

0.68

0.52,1.42

Episiotomy‡

   No

612

35

1.00

-

1.00

-

   Yes

223

29

0.75

0.54,1.05

0.68

0.47,1.01

  1. Total may vary because of missing values. *Adjusted for maternal age, body mass index, previous vaginal birth, timing of onset of urinary incontinence, type of delivery, duration of second stage, and episiotomy. ‡only vaginal deliveries (n = 835) included ‡‡Adjusted for maternal age, body mass index, previous vaginal birth, timing of onset of urinary incontinence, type of delivery