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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Risk factors for perineal and vaginal tears in primiparous women – the prospective POPRACT-cohort study

 

n (%)

Age

 ≤ 25 years

114 (17.7)

 26–30 years

347 (53.9)

 31–35 years

155 (24.1)

 > 35 years

28 (4.4)

 Missing

0

BMI

 ≤ 25 kg/m2

405 (64.5)

 25.1–30 kg/m2

155 (24.7)

 > 30 kg/m2

68 (10.8)

 Missing

16

Smoking

 Yes

19 (3.0)

 No

605 (97.0)

 Missing

20

Education

 9–< 12 years

8 (1.5)

 12 years

181 (33.2)

 University

357 (65.4)

 Missing

98

Hereditya

 Yes

70 (14.4)

 No

415 (85.6)

 Missing

159

SUI during late pregnancy

 Yes

116 (22.2)

 No

406 (77.8)

 Missing

122

Symptoms of POP during late pregnancy

 Yes

22 (4.2)

 No

501 (95.8)

 Missing

121

  1. Baseline characteristics of the study population. Women where information is missing are not included in the percentage. aHeredity of pelvic floor dysfunction and/or connective tissue deficiency. BMI, body mass index; POP, pelvic organ prolapse; SUI, stress urinary incontinence