Table 3.
Risk of Recurrent or New Onset of Mood or Anxiety as a Consequence of Vulvodynia (n=480)
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Recurrent or new onset of mood or anxiety disorders |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experienced vulvodynia | None n (%) | Any n (%) | Mood only n (%) | Anxiety only n (%) | Both n (%) |
| No (n=240) | 206 (85.8) | 34 (14.2) | 26 (10.8) | 6 (2.5) | 2 (0.8) |
| Yes (n=240) | 185 (77.1) | 55 (22.9) | 35 (14.6) | 10 (4.2) | 10 (4.2) |
| Crude HR (95% CI) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.8 (1.2-2.7) | 1.7 (1.0-2.8) | 2.0 (0.7-5.4) | 6.0 (1.3-27.5) |
| Model 1 HR (95% CI)a | 1.0 (reference) | 1.7 (1.1-2.6) | 1.6 (0.9-2.8) | 0.7 (0.1-3.7) | 7.1 (1.2-41.1) |
| Model 2 HR (95% CI)b | 1.0 (reference) | 1.5 (0.9-2.5) | 1.5 (0.9-2.7) | 0.6 (0.1-3.5) | 7.1 (1.2-41.1) |
a
Adjusted for antecedent history of mood or anxiety, age, race, education, age at menarche, age at first tampon use, and age at first sexual intercourse.
b
Restricted to women without antecedent history of mood or anxiety: exposed (n=176) and not exposed (n=213). Adjusted for all covariates in model 1 excluding antecedent history of mood or anxiety.
HR, hazard ratio.