Table 6 Multivariable model assessing association between selected variables and PFDI-201, UDI-62 PFIQ-73 scores
Variables | PFDI-201 | UDI-62 | PFIQ-73 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD (95% CI) | p-value | Mean ± SD (95% CI) | p-value | Mean ± SD (95% CI) | p-value | |
Type of FGM/C | ||||||
III | 49.4 ± 8.4 (37.8 to 61.1) | – | 19.8 ± 2.7 (14.3 to 25.2) | – | 43.6 ± 5.8 (32.2 to 55.1) | – |
I, II | 49.6 ± 6.8 (35.1 to 64.1) | 0.985 | 19.2 ± 3.4 (12.4 to 26.0) | 0.901 | 36.4 ± 7.2 (22.1 to 50.7) | 0.461 |
Age at FGM/C | 0.276 | 0.589 | 0.058 | |||
< 1 year old | 42.2 ± 8.8 (24.8 to 59.6) | – | 17.0 ± 4.1 (8.9 to 25.1) | – | 28.6 ± 8.7 (11.4 to 45.7) | – |
1–5 years old | 63.8 ± 12.4 (39.2 to 88.4) | 0.170 | 22.5 ± 5.8 (11.0 to 34.0) | 0.456 | 32.7 ± 12.3 (8.4 to 57.0) | 0.791 |
6–10 years old | 46.3 ± 8.0 (30.3 to 62.2) | 0.743 | 17.6 ± 3.8 (10.2 to 25.1) | 0.915 | 41.2 ± 7.9 (25.5 to 56.9) | 0.309 |
> 10 years old | 75.3 ± 15.1 (45.3 to 105.2) | 0.063 | 29.3 ± 7.1 (15.3 to 43.3) | 0.140 | 79.2 ± 14.9 (49.7 to 108.8) | 0.004 |
Unknown/no answer | 43.8 ± 10.8 (22.4 to 65.1) | 0.908 | 20.1 ± 5.0 (10.1 to 30.1) | 0.628 | 45.8 ± 10.6 (24.7 to 66.9) | 0.207 |
Past violent events | ||||||
Yes | 61.4 ± 6.7 (48.2 to 74.7) | – | 24.2 ± 3.1 (18.0 to 30.3) | – | 55.1 ± 6.6 (42.0 to 68.1) | – |
None/no answer | 39.7 ± 6.0 (27.8 to 51.6) | 0.021 | 15.8 ± 2.8 (10.2 to 21.3) | 0.057 | 28.9 ± 6.0 (17.1 to 40.7) | 0.005 |
Time in Switzerland | 0.108 | 0.507 | 0.013 | |||
< 6 months | 84.5 ± 16.0 (52.9 to 116.1) | - | 28.8 ± 7.5 (14.0 to 43.6) | – | 85.0 ± 15.7 (53.8 to 116.2) | – |
6–12 months | 56.7 ± 11.9 (33.0 to 80.3) | 0.166 | 20.0 ± 5.6 (9.0 to 31.0) | 0.347 | 40.5 ± 11.8 (17.2 to 63.9) | 0.026 |
12–60 months | 46.9 ± 7.0 (33.0 to 60.8) | 0.034 | 20.4 ± 3.3 (13.9 to 26.9) | 0.307 | 44.5 ± 7.0 (30.7 to 58.2) | 0.021 |
> 5 years | 42.0 ± 7.3 (27.5 to 56.6) | 0.018 | 16.5 ± 3.4 (9.8 to 23.3) | 0.140 | 27.5 ± 7.2 (13.2 to 41.8) | 0.001 |
Age in categories | 0.035 | 0.140 | 0.283 | |||
< 25 | 38.6 ± 11.1 (16.5 to 60.7) | – | 14.7 ± 5.2 (4.4 to 25.0) | – | 31.6 ± 11.0 (9.8 to 53.4) | – |
25–35 | 42.5 ± 6.1 (30.4 to 54.7) | 0.762 | 17.5 ± 2.9 (11.8 to 23.2) | 0.652 | 47.6 ± 6.1 (35.6 to 59.6) | 0.214 |
≥ 35 | 70.6 ± 9.1 (52.5 to 88.7) | 0.036 | 27.0 ± 4.3 (18.5 to 35.4) | 0.085 | 33.4 ± 9.0 (15.5 to 51.2) | 0.906 |
Dichotomized BMI | ||||||
< 25.0 | 44.9 ± 5.9 (33.2 to 56.7) | – | 17.6 ± 2.8 (12.1 to 23.0) | – | 38.7 ± 5.8 (27.1 to 50.3) | – |
≥ 25.0 | 56.7 ± 7.7 (41.4 to 72.1) | 0.265 | 22.7 ± 3.6 (15.6 to 29.9) | 0.293 | 44.0 ± 7.6 (28.8 to 59.1) | 0.609 |
Ongoing pregnancy | ||||||
Yes | 46.0 ± 7.9 (30.4 to 61.6) | – | 21.5 ± 2.6 (16.3 to 26.6) | – | 32.5 ± 7.8 (17.1 to 47.9) | – |
No | 51.4 ± 5.5 (40.4 to 62.4) | 0.595 | 15.9 ± 3.7 (8.6 to 23.2) | 0.240 | 45.1 ± 5.5 (34.3 to 56.0) | 0.206 |
Parity | 0.609 | 0.452 | 0.021 | |||
Nulliparous | 55.4 ± 8.5 (38.6 to 72.3) | – | 22.5 ± 4.0 (14.7 to 30.4) | – | 60.5 ± 8.4 (43.9 to 77.1) | – |
Primiparous | 51.0 ± 9.1 (33.0 to 69.0) | 0.729 | 21.3 ± 4.2 (12.9 to 29.7) | 0.841 | 36.6 ± 8.9 (18.9 to 54.3) | 0.062 |
Multiparous | 42.7 ± 8.1 (26.6 to 58.1) | 0.335 | 15.5 ± 3.8 (8.0 to 23.0) | 0.255 | 24.1 ± 8.0 (8.2 to 40.0) | 0.006 |
Previous episiotomy | 0.584 | 0.412 | 0.348 | |||
Yes | 57.8 ± 9.0 (39.8 to 75.7) | – | 23.6 ± 4.2 (15.3 to 32.0) | – | 51.9 ± 8.9 (34.2 to 69.6) | – |
No | 45.5 ± 5.8 (34.1 to 57.0) | 0.301 | 17.3 ± 2.7 (12.0 to 22.7) | 0.251 | 35.2 ± 5.7 (23.9 to 46.5) | 0.151 |
Unknown | 52.9 ± 37.2 (− 20.8 to 126.7) | 0.899 | 32.8 ± 17.4 (− 1.6 to 67.3) | 0.385 | 52.6 ± 36.7 (− 20.2 to 125.4) | 0.644 |