Observational studyInternational urogynecology journal2018
Obesity: how much does it matter for female pelvic organ prolapse?
Observational study in International urogynecology journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of Surgically Induced Weight Loss on Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Meta-analysis.Obesity surgery · 2023Pooled it
- PEOPLE: Lifestyle and comorbidities as risk factors for pelvic organ prolapse-a systematic review and meta-analysis PEOPLE: PElvic Organ Prolapse Lifestyle comorbiditiEs.International urogynecology journal · 2023Pooled it
- Risk factors for prolapse recurrence: systematic review and meta-analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2018Pooled it
- Should Maximum Urethral Closure Pressure Be Measured on Prolapse Reduction?International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- Association of dietary acid load with abdominal adiposity based on traditional and novel anthropometric indices.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications Rate Following Elective Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery in Women with Severe Obesity: A Retrospective Cohort Study.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Impact of Lifestyle Modifications on the Prevention and Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse.International urogynecology journal · 2025Review
- Protocol for a prospective longitudinal cohort study on the effects of non-surgical weight loss on pelvic floor dysfunction.BMJ open · 2024Article
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- A Hybrid MCDM Approach Based on Fuzzy-Logic and DEMATEL to Evaluate Adult Obesity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Pelvic Floor Support and Symptoms 1 Year Postpartum in Relation to Excess Body Habitus Before, During and After First Vaginal Birth.Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery · 2022Article
- Abdominal pressure and pelvic organ prolapse: is there an association?International urogynecology journal · 2022Article
- Does the presence of a true radiological rectocele increase the likelihood of symptoms of prolapse?International urogynecology journal · 2021Article
- Factors involved in prolapse recurrence one year after anterior vaginal repair.International urogynecology journal · 2020Article
- Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in women with and without pelvic organ prolapse and its association with prolapse severity according to the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification system.International urogynecology journal · 2019Article
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisThe objective was to determine the association between body mass index (BMI) and symptoms and signs of female pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
methodsAn observational cross-sectional study of 964 archived datasets of women seen for symptoms and signs of lower urinary tract and pelvic organ dysfunction between September 2011 and February 2014 at a tertiary urogynaecology centre in Australia was carried out. An in-house standardised interview, the International Continence Society Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (ICS POP-Q) and 4-D translabial ultrasound, followed by analysis of ultrasound volumes for pelvic organ descent and hiatal area on Valsalva, were performed, blinded against other data.
resultsThere is a positive association between BMI and posterior compartment prolapse on clinical examination and ultrasound imaging, but not for the anterior and central compartments. There was no association with prolapse symptom bother and a negative association with symptoms of prolapse.
conclusionsIn this observational study, we found a strong association between all tested measures of posterior compartment descent and BMI, both clinical and on imaging.
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