Risk for dyspareunia according to perineal body length 12 months postpartum among primiparous women in Denmark (n=481)
| Total n=481 | Dyspareunia | Crude | Adjusted* | ||||
| Yes | No | ||||||
| n=182 | n=285 | RR | (95% CI) | RR | (95% CI) | ||
| n | n (%) | n (%) | |||||
| Perineal body length (cm) | |||||||
| >2 | 468 | 182 (38.9) | 286 (61.1) | 1.00 | reference | 1.00 | reference |
| ≤2 | 13 | 8 (61.5) | 5 (38.5) | 1.58 | (1.02 to 2.47) | 1.72 | (1.10 to 2.71) |
*Adjusted for age, BMI, birth weight, second stage duration, active birth duration, smoking, diabetes, operative delivery, pre-pregnancy dyspareunia and degree of tear.
BMI, body mass index; RR, relative risk.