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Table 1 Characteristics of 47,674 participants by presence of POP

From: Accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary behavior, and risk of incident pelvic organ prolapse: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank

Characteristics

Presence of POP

No

Yes

Overall

Number

46,895

779

47,674

Age at accelerometry (years)

 Median (IQR)

61.9 (12.3)

64.8 (9.4)

61.9 (12.2)

Ethnicity, n (%)

 White

45,187 (96.4)

766 (98.3)

45,953 (96.4)

 Mixed

610 (1.3)

8 (1.0)

618 (1.3)

 Asian or Asian British

511 (1.1)

3 (0.4)

514 (1.1)

 Black or Black British

449 (1.0)

2 (0.3)

451 (0.9)

 Missing

138 (0.3)

0 (0)

138 (0.3)

TDI

 Median (IQR)

-2.4 (3.7)

-2.6 (3.5)

-2.4 (3.7)

BMI, kg/m2, n (%)

 < 25

22,048 (47.0)

286 (36.7)

22,334 (46.8)

 25 ~ 29.9

16,126 (34.4)

320 (41.1)

16,446 (34.5)

 ≥ 30

8,336 (17.8)

170 (21.8)

8,506 (17.8)

 Missing

385 (0.8)

3 (0.4)

388 (0.8)

Body fat percentage (%)

 Mean (SD)

35.3 (6.8)

36.9 (6.2)

35.3 (6.8)

Smoking, n (%)

 Never

28,592 (61.0)

474 (60.8)

29,066 (61.0)

 Previous

15,381 (32.8)

267 (34.3)

15,648 (32.8)

 Current

2,799 (6.0)

37 (4.7)

2,836 (5.9)

 Missing

123 (0.3)

1 (0.1)

124 (0.3)

Number of children, n (%)

 0

10,768 (23.0)

37 (4.7)

10,805 (22.7)

 1

6,102 (13.0)

85 (10.9)

6,187 (13.0)

 ≥ 2

29,987 (63.9)

657 (84.3)

30,644 (64.3)

 Missing

38 (0.1)

0 (0)

38 (0.1)

Menopause, n (%)

 No

12,502 (26.7)

129 (16.6)

12,631 (26.5)

 Yes

27,512 (58.7)

515 (66.1)

28,027 (58.8)

 Not sure

6,822 (14.5)

135 (17.3)

6,957 (14.6)

 Missing

59 (0.1)

0 (0)

59 (0.1)

History of hysterectomy, n (%)

 No

40,006 (85.3)

619 (79.5)

40,625 (85.2)

 Yes

6,795 (14.5)

154 (19.8)

6,949 (14.6)

 Missing

94 (0.2)

6 (0.8)

100 (0.2)

  1. Continuous variables were presented as mean (standard deviation) if normally distributed and as median (interquartile range) otherwise
  2. Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, IQR Interquartile range, POP Pelvic organ prolapse, SD Standard deviation, TDI Townsend deprivation index