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 4
Prognostic factors for pelvic floor strength: association between strength of type II muscle fibers and demographic information of participants.
Wald
OR (95% CI)
Age when app first used (yrs)
<25
-1.457
1.212
1.444
0.229
0.233 (0.022~2.507)
25-34
-1.370
1.135
1.459
0.227
0.254 (0.027~2.347)
35-44
0.036
1.232
0.001
0.977
1.037 (0.093~11.588)
>45
0a
Educational level
Low
-0.454
0.508
0.798
0.372
0.635 (0.235~1.719)
Middle
-0.585
0.302
3.765
0.052
0.557 (0.309~1.006)
High
0a
BMI
<25 normal
0.041
0.291
0.020
0.889
1.042 (0.589~1.844)
25–30 overweight
0.347
0.339
1.045
0.307
1.415 (0.728~2.751)
≥30 obese
0a
Parity
≤2
0.153
0.674
0.051
0.821
1.165 (0.311~4.371)
>2
0a
Maternal age
<35
1.084
0.509
4.537
0.033
2.956 (1.091~8.020)
≥35
0a
Heaviest birth weight (g)
<4000
0.304
0.347
0.767
0.381
1.355 (0.687~2.678)
≥4000
0a
Modes of delivery
Cesarean section
0.952
0.306
9.669
0.002
2.591 (1.422~4.716)
Vaginal delivery
0.083
0.318
0.068
0.794
1.087 (0.583~2.028)
Forceps
0a
Number of fetuses delivered
Singleton
0.504
0.507
0.985
0.321
1.655 (0.612~4.473)
Others
0a
Perineum injury type
None
0.799
0.347
5.286
0.022
2.223 (1.125~4.393)
Rupture
0.062
0.232
0.072
0.788
1.064 (0.675~1.679)
Median episiotomy
0.764
0.339
5.089
0.024
2.147 (1.105~4.170)
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; .
