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. 2023 May 5;15(5):e38604. doi: 10.7759/cureus.38604

Table 3. Correlation between vulvodynia swab tests and Visual Analog Scale score.

The location of touch sites: 1:00 (#1), 11:00 (#2), 3~4:00 (#4), 5:00(#5), 6:00 (#8), 7~8:00 (#6), 9:00 (#7), 11:00 (#2), 12:00 (#3), clitoris (#11), right labia majora (#10), left labia majora (#9), anterior vaginal wall (#12), and posterior vaginal wall (#13).

***: Strong positive coefficient; **: moderate positive coefficient; *: mild positive coefficient

Location Positive women (%) Correlation coefficient
Anterior
#1 21.7% 0.08
#2 17.1% 0.08
Para-hymen
#3 78.2% 0.15*
#4 98% 0.47***
#5 85% 0.24*
#6 79.9% 0.23*
#7 89.7% 0.24*
#8 23.9% 0.016
Labia
#9 11.6% 0.031
#10 10.3% 0.03
Clitoris
#11 21.8% 0.013
Vaginal wall
#12 2.5% 0.10
#13 1.28% 0.058