A Mobile Application Penyikang Applied in Postpartum Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Cross-Sectional Study to Analyze the Factors Influencing Postpartum Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength and Women’s Participation in Treatment
Table 3
Prognostic factors for pelvic floor strength: association between strength of type I muscle fibers and demographic information of participants.
Wald
OR (95% CI)
Age when app first used (yrs)
<25
-0.304
1.215
0.062
0.803
0.738 (0.068~7.996)
25-34
-0.301
1.138
0.070
0.792
0.740 (0.079~6.890)
35-44
0.934
1.242
0.566
0.452
2.545 (0.233~29.020)
>45
0a
Educational level
Low
-0.667
0.510
1.711
0.191
0.513 (0.189~1.394)
Middle
-0.262
0.302
0.754
0.385
0.770 (0.425~1.391)
High
0a
BMI
<25 normal
0.117
0.290
0.164
0.686
1.124 (0.637~1.986)
25–30 overweight
0.357
0.337
1.123
0.289
1.429 (0.738~2.768)
≥30 obese
0a
Parity
≤2
0.723
0.680
1.132
0.287
2.061 (0.544~7.807)
>2
0a
Maternal age
<35
1.123
0.519
4.683
0.030
3.074 (1.112~3.452)
≥35
0a
Heaviest birth weight (g)
<4000
0.554
0.350
2.506
0.113
1.740 (0.876~3.452)
≥4000
0a
Modes of delivery
Cesarean section
0.948
0.305
9.683
0.002
2.581 (1.420~4.693)
Vaginal delivery
0.070
0.318
0.048
0.826
1.07 (0.575~2.002)
Forceps
0a
Number of fetuses delivered
Singleton
0.022
0.506
0.002
0.970
1.022 (0.379~2.769)
Others
0a
Perineum injury type
None
0.994
0.347
8.227
0.004
2.702 (1.370~5.328)
Rupture
-0.039
0.232
0.028
0.866
0.962 (0.611~1.514)
Median episiotomy
0.235
0.333
0.500
0.479
1.265 (0.660~2.428)
Lateral episiotomy
0a
OR: odds ratios; CI: confidence interval; educational level—low: lower than or equal to middle school degree, middle: high school degree, and high: higher than or equal to bachelor degree; BMI: body mass index; every 0a is defined as the calibration standard; .
