Table 2: Patient characteristics by exposure status.
|
Total (n = 496) |
No exposure (n = 455) |
Exposure (n = 41) |
p |
Median months to removal (IQR) |
53 (28-90) |
54 (28-91) |
42 (22-78) |
0.27
|
Median months follow-up (IQR) |
19 (7-42) |
19 (7-42) |
12 (2-25) |
0.0076 |
Median age at surgery (IQR) |
58 (50-67) |
58 (50-68) |
54 (47-58) |
0.0070 |
Race |
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Black |
20 (4%) |
18 (4%) |
2 (5%) |
0.84 |
Hispanic |
33 (7%) |
31 (7%) |
2 (5%) |
|
Other |
6 (1%) |
6 (1%) |
0 (0%) |
|
White |
437 (88%) |
400 (88%) |
37 (90%) |
|
Median Body Mass Index (IQR) |
28 (24-32) |
27.7 (24-31.4) |
27 (24-32) |
0.71 |
Obese |
174 (36%) |
160 (36%) |
14 (34%) |
0.85 |
Diabetes status |
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Non-diabetic |
443 (89%) |
408 (90%) |
35 (85%) |
0.58 |
Type 2 diabetes |
13 (3%) |
11 (2%) |
2 (5%) |
|
Insulin-dependent |
40 (8%) |
36 (8%) |
4 (10%) |
|
Median gravida (IQR) |
2 (2-3) |
2 (2-3) |
3 (2-3.5) |
0.18 |
Median parity (IQR) |
2 (2-3) |
2 (2-3) |
2 (2-3) |
0.66 |
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) |
76 (18%) |
68 (18%) |
8 (24%) |
0.43 |
Menopausal status and HRT |
|
|
|
|
Pre-menopausal |
199 (45%) |
178 (44%) |
21 (55%) |
0.31 |
Post-menopausal, no HRT |
192 (43%) |
180 (44%) |
12 (32%) |
|
Post-menopausal, on HRT |
56 (13%) |
51 (12%) |
5 (13%) |
|
Hysterectomy |
376 (85%) |
347 (85%) |
29 (81%) |
0.43 |
Smoking status |
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Ever smoker |
186 (38%) |
166 (36%) |
20 (49%) |
0.12 |
Never smoker |
310 (63%) |
289 (64%) |
21 (51%) |
|
Type of tape |
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Retropubic |
269 (54%) |
246 (54%) |
23 (56%) |
0.11 |
Obturator |
137 (28%) |
126 (28%) |
11 (27%) |
|
Mini sling |
22 (4%) |
20 (4%) |
2 (5%) |
|
Multiple slings |
27 (5%) |
22 (5%) |
5 (12%) |
|
Unknown |
41 (8%) |
41 (9%) |
0 (0%) |
|
Symptoms present |
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Voiding dysfunction |
336 (68%) |
318 (70%) |
18 (44%) |
0.0005 |
Dyspareunia |
280 (56%) |
251 (55%) |
29 (71%) |
0.054 |
Pain |
276 (56%) |
252 (55%) |
24 (59%) |
0.70 |
Stress urinary incontinence |
211 (43%) |
192 (42%) |
19 (46%) |
0.62 |
Urgency urinary incontinence |
261 (53%) |
241 (53%) |
20 (49%) |
0.60 |
Mixed urinary incontinence |
203 (41%) |
189 (42%) |
14 (34%) |
0.35 |
Urinary tract infections |
284 (57%) |
267 (59%) |
17 (41%) |
0.033 |