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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 2.

Racial Differences by Selected Reproductive Indices

Reproductive Indices Severe Decreased Libido aOR and 95% CI Severe Vaginal Dryness aOR and 95% CI
African American Women
Women with no prior pregnancies 0.85 (0.19 – 3.73) 0.73 (0.12 – 4.45)
Women with at least one prior pregnancy 1.0 1.0
Women with a Positive Infertility Index 0.59 (0.33 – 1.04) 0.56 (0.26 – 1.32)
Women with a Negative Infertility Index 1.0 1.0
White Women
Women with no prior pregnancies 0.43 (0.17 – 1.07) 0.38 (0.11 – 1.33)
Women with at least one prior pregnancy 1.0 1.0
Women with a Positive Infertility Index 1.87 (1.04 – 3.34) 2.79 (1.22 – 6.36)
Women with a Negative Infertility Index 1.0 1.0

Each GEE model adjusted for age, menopausal stage, cigarette use, anxiety, and BMI