Prevalence of Pelvic Floor Disorders in Parous Women from the Tibet Autonomous Region: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Table 1 The Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Enrolled Participants

Characteristics	No. (%)
Age, years
18–30	69 (34.33)
31–40	87 (43.28)
41–50	29 (14.43)
≥ 51	16 (7.96)
Ethnicity
Han	38 (18.91)
Tibetan	163 (81.09)
Educational level
Elementary school	37 (18.41)
High school	79 (39.30)
University or above	85 (42.29)
Gravidity
1	21 (10.45)
2–3	119 (59.20)
≥ 4	61 (30.35)
Parity
1	39 (19.40)
2	98 (48.76)
≥ 3	64 (31.84)
Moderate and above intensity activity (MET > 3)
< 3 hours per week	109 (54.23)
3–6 hours per week	70 (34.83)
> 6 hours per week	22 (10.94)
History of lifting more than half of own body weight after delivery (≥ 1 time per week)
Yes	61 (30.35)
No	140 (69.65)
Habit of holding urine
Yes	42 (20.90)
No	159 (79.10)
History of previous gynecological surgery
Yes	30 (14.93)
No	171 (85.07)
History of urinary tract infection
Yes	33 (16.42)
No	168 (83.58)
Number of spontaneous vaginal delivery
0	73 (36.32)
1	22 (10.95)
≥ 2	106 (52.73)
Number of cesarean sections
0	127 (63.18)
1	34 (16.92)
2	40 (19.90)
History of instrumental deliveries
Yes	26 (12.94)
No	175 (87.06)
Presence of urinary incontinence
Yes	75 (37.31)
No	126 (62.69)
Presence of urgent urination
Yes	39 (19.40)
No	162 (80.60)
Presence of frequent micturition
Yes	32 (15.92)
No	169 (84.08)
Postpartum Kegel exercises
Yes	33 (16.42)
No	168 (83.58)

Figure 1 The results of pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) examination.

Table 2 The Comparisons of PFDI-20 Scores and OBASS Scores Between Tibetan and Han Women in Tibetan Plateau

	Tibetan (n = 163)	Han (n = 38)	Z	p value
POPDI-6 score	0 (0–12.5)	0 (0–8.33)	−1.749	0.080
CRADI-8 score	0 (0–12.5)	0 (0–3.13)	−1.175	0.240
UDI-6 score	4.17 (0–37.5)	0 (0–16.67)	−3.208	0.001
PFDI-20 total score	4.17 (0–43.75)	0 (0–19.79)	−2.976	0.003
OBASS score	0 (0–9)	0 (0–6)	−2.499	0.012

Note: Data were expressed as median (range).

Table 3 Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis for Factor Associated with PFDI-20 Scores

Variables	B	SE	Beta	95% CI	p value
Parity	4.641	0.846	0.326	2.973–6.310	< 0.001
History of lifting more than half of own body weight after delivery (≥ 1 time per week)	3.836	1.190	0.176	1.489–6.184	0.001
Age	3.390	0.629	0.303	2.150–4.630	< 0.001
History of instrumental deliveries	5.200	1.439	0.174	2.362–8.038	< 0.001
Ethnicity	−3.104	1.292	−0.121	−5.653–(−8.038)	0.017
Number of cesarean sections	−1.505	0.638	−0.120	−2.763–(−0.248)	0.019
Constant	−5.666	2.442	–	−10.481–(−0.850)	0.021

Notes: Reference categories: Parity: 1; History of heavy weight lifting: No; Age: 18–30 years; History of instrumental deliveries: No; Ethnicity: Tibetan; Number of cesarean sections: 0.