Risk for sexual health problems 12 months postpartum among primiparous women in Denmark (n=541)
| PISQ-12 score* | ||||||
| Total | Crude | Adjusted† | ||||
| n=541 | Coef. | (95% CI) | Coef. | (95% CI) | ||
| n | Mean (SD) | |||||
| Degree of tear | ||||||
| No/labia/first | 188 | 10.4 (4.2) | 0 | reference | 0 | reference |
| Second (spontaneous) | 153 | 10.7 (5.1) | 0.37 | (−0.65 to 1.38) | 0.21 | (−0.81 to 1.22) |
| Second (mediolateral episiotomy) | 31 | 11.2 (4.2) | 0.81 | (−0.95 to 2.56) | 0.67 | (−1.13 to 2.46) |
| Third or fourth | 169 | 12.1 (5.0) | 1.80 | (0.81 to 2.78) | 1.69 | (0.61 to 2.76) |
| BMI (kg/m2)‡, mean (SD) | ||||||
| <25 | 349 | 11.2 (4.7) | 0 | reference | 0 | reference |
| 25–29.9 | 121 | 10.8 (4.8) | −0.44 | (−1.43 to 0.56) | −0.23 | (−1.22 to 0.76) |
| >29.9 | 70 | 10.6 (5.4) | −0.60 | (−1.83 to 0.64) | −0.51 | (−1.74 to 0.72) |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | ||||||
| ≤25 | 137 | 11.2 (5.1) | 0.45 | (−0.53 to 1.44) | 0.49 | (−0.49 to 1.47) |
| 26–30 | 270 | 10.8 (4.7) | 0 | reference | 0 | reference |
| >30 | 134 | 11.5 (4.6) | 0.67 | (−0.32 to 1.67) | 0.61 | (−0.37 to 1.59) |
| Active birth duration (min), mean (SD) | ||||||
| <220 | 137 | 10.9 (4.5) | −0.22 | (−1.35 to 0.91) | −0.24 | (−1.27 to 0.79) |
| 221–340 | 139 | 11.1 (5.5) | 0 | reference | 0 | reference |
| 341–570 | 140 | 10.7 (4.4) | −0.46 | (−1.58 to 0.67) | 0.55 | (−0.57 to 0.47) |
| >570 | 125 | 11.6 (4.7) | 0.51 | (−0.65 to 1.67) | 0.09 | (−1.01 to 1.19) |
| Second stage duration (min), mean (SD) | ||||||
| <16 | 109 | 10.9 (5.0) | −0.22 | (−1.36 to 0.92) | 0.30 | (−1.44 to 0.84) |
| 16–30 | 181 | 11.1 (4.9) | 0 | reference | 0 | reference |
| 31–45 | 87 | 10.5 (4.4) | −0.60 | (−1.83 to 0.62) | −0.76 | (−1.98 to 0.46) |
| >45 | 164 | 11.5 (4.8) | 0.37 | (−0.64 to 1.39) | 0.05 | (−1.00 to 1.11) |
| Birth weight (g), mean (SD) | ||||||
| <2999 | 75 | 12.3 (4.9) | 1.13 | (−0.14 to 2.41) | 0.99 | (−0.27 to 2.27) |
| 3000–3499 | 191 | 11.2 (4.6) | 0 | reference | 0 | reference |
| 3500–3999 | 205 | 10.5 (4.8) | −0.66 | (−1.60 to 0.28) | −0.73 | (−1.68 to 0.21) |
| ≥4000 | 70 | 11.2 (5.1) | 0.08 | (−1.23 to 1.38) | 0.20 | (−1.10 to 1.51) |
| Pre-pregnancy dyspareunia (yes) | 104 | 13.0 (4.6) | 2.44 | (1.43 to 3.44) | 2.45 | (1.44 to 3.46) |
| Operative delivery (yes) | 92 | 11.7 (4.7) | 0.69 | (−0.38 to 1.76) | 0.46 | (−0.72 to 1.63) |
| Smoker at inclusion (yes)‡ | 21 | 13.8 (4.9) | 2.78 | (0.70 to 4.86) | 2.99 | (0.93 to 5.06) |
| Diabetes (yes) | 19 | 11.1 (4.9) | 0.00 | (−2.19 to 2.20) | −0.09 | (−2.27 to 2.09) |
*PISQ-12 score, Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Function Questionnaire, ranges 0–48, a higher score indicating a higher degree of sexual health problems; n=13 not included in analyses because of >2 missing answers in the questionnaire.
†Adjusted for age, BMI, birth weight, duration of the second stage of labour, duration of active birth, pre-pregnancy dyspareunia, smoking, diabetes and operative delivery (second stage duration and active birth duration are not mutually adjusted for each other).
‡One missing value (n=540).
BMI, body mass index; Coef., coefficient.