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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Menopause. 2011 Oct;18(10):1143–1148. doi: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318214d69d

Table 1.

Reproductive Indices and Menopausal Symptoms

Reproductive Indices Severe Decreased Libido aOR and 95% CI Severe Vaginal Dryness aOR and 95% CI
Women with no prior pregnancies 0.38 (0.16 – 0.91) 0.36 (0.12 – 1.08)
Women with at least one prior pregnancy 1.0 1.0
Women with three plus pregnancies 1.33 (0.78 – 2.26) 0.56 (0.28 – 1.15)
Women with no prior pregnancies 1.0 1.0
Women with no prior live births 0.37 (0.19 – 1.74) 0.63 (0.16 – 2.51)
Women with at least one prior live birth 1.0 1.0
Women with at least one prior preterm birth 0.91 (0.51 – 1.61) 0.89 (0.51 – 1.59)
Women with at least one prior live birth without a prior preterm birth 1.0 1.0
Women with two or more miscarriages 1.06 (1.04 – 1.08) 0.49 (0.14 – 1.75)
Women with at least one prior pregnancy but no prior miscarriages 1.0 1.0
Women with a Positive Infertility Index 1.86 (1.05 – 3.31) 2.79 (1.19 – 6.94)
Women with a Negative Infertility Index 1.0 1.0

Each GEE model adjusted for age, menopausal stage, race, cigarette use, anxiety, BMI and race/reproductive indices interaction term.