Associated Factors Causing Uterine Prolapsein Nongeriatric and Geriatric Female PatientPopulations and Analysis of Pathological Diagnoses

Abstract

Objective: Many factors influence the etiology of uterine prolapse (UP). This study, therefore, analyzed factors affecting UPin nongeriatric and geriatric age groups. Materials and Methods: The 494 patients included in the study were divided into two groups: 317 nongeriatric patients(aged 3 (area under the curve [AUC]=0.553; 95% CI=0.508–0.597; p=0.037). Although the AUC value (AUC=0.635) calculated for the number of births in patients aged ≥65 was higher than those calculated for body massindex and the number of miscarriages (AUC=0.582 and AUC=0.583, respectively), this difference was not statisticallysignificant (p>0.05). Conclusion: UP is closely related to the number of births and the presence of menopause. Although no significant correla tion was found between age at menopause and the number of births in patients aged