From: Prevalence and factors of urinary incontinence among postpartum: systematic review and meta-analysis
Influencing factors | Number of included studies | Heterogeneity test | Meta-analysis results | |||
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Q | P | I2 | OR(95%CI) | P | ||
Cesarean delivery | 23 [20,21,22,23,24, 26, 28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35, 39, 40, 42, 43, 45,46,47,48] | 20.14 | 0.001 | 75.20% | 0.416 (0.282–0.612) |  < 0.001 |
Vaginal delivery | 23 [20,21,22,23,24, 26, 28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35, 39, 40, 42, 43, 45,46,47,48] | 209.5 |  < 0.001 | 92.40% | 3.085 (2.163–4.398) |  < 0.001 |
Age (≥ 35 years old) | 104.56 |  < 0.001 | 91.40% | 1.493 (1.274–1.750) |  < 0.001 | |
Multiparity (number of deliveries ≥ 2) | 20.43 | 0.009 | 60.80% | 1.736 (1.357–2.222) |  < 0.001 | |
Neonatal weight > 4 kg | 27.81 | 0.003 | 60.50% | 2.142 (1.688–2.717) |  < 0.001 | |
Lateral episiotomy | 1.95 | 0.377 | 0.00% | 1.811 (1.359–2.413) |  < 0.001 | |
Antecedent history of UI pathology | 102.58 |  < 0.001 | 89.30% | 3.651 (2.488–5.358) |  < 0.001 | |
Augmented pre-pregnancy BMI ≥ 24 kg/m2 | 47.85 |  < 0.001 | 85.40% | 1.657 (1.294–2.123) |  < 0.001 | |
Postpartum functional exercises for pelvic floor muscles | 11.92 | 0.008 | 74.80% | 1.066 (0.519–2.187) | 0.862 | |
Perineal deviation | 63.91 |  < 0.001 | 85.90% | 1.664 (1.277–2.168) |  < 0.001 | |
Instrumental parturition | 5.07 | 0.079 | 60.50% | 1.791 (1.133–2.833) | 0.013 | |
Pelvic surgical theater | 5.1 | 0.078 | 60.80% | 1.379 (1.003–1.897) | 0.048 | |
Prolonged second stage of labor | 3.97 | 0.138 | 49.60% | 2.413 (1.917–3.038) |  < 0.001 |