Table 2.
Models of the prevalence and adjusted risk ratios and 95% confidence intervals by pain category for endorsement of two questions regarding perceived stereotyping by physicians (left) and people in general (right).
| Believe doctors think people with chronic pain exaggerate their pain | Believe people think vulvar pain is an excuse to avoid sex | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No | Yes | |||||||||
| N (%) | N (%) | Adj. RR | 95% CI | Adj. RR | 95% CI | N (%) | N (%) | Adj. RR | 95% CI | Adj. RR | 95% CI | |
| Model 1 | ||||||||||||
| No Pain | 5876(74.6) | 1998 (25.4) | 1.0 | REF | -- | -- | 6781 (86.1) | 1093 (13.9) | 1.0 | REF | -- | -- |
| Any Pain | 3100 (62.5) | 1860 (37.5) | 1.44 | 1.36 – 1.52 | -- | -- | 3842 (77.5) | 1116 (22.5) | 1.58 | 1.46 – 1.70 | -- | -- |
| Model 2 | ||||||||||||
| No Pain | 5876 (74.6) | 1998 (25.4) | 1.0 | REF | -- | -- | 6781 (86.1) | 1093 (13.9) | 1.0 | REF | -- | -- |
| Non-Syndromic Pain Only | 1636 (66.5) | 824 (33.5) | 1.28 | 1.19 – 1.37 | 1.0 | REF | 2051 (83.4) | 408 (16.6) | 1.15 | 1.04 – 1.28 | 1.0 | REF |
| Syndromic Pain Only | 310 (65.5) | 163 (34.5) | 1.34 | 1.18 – 1.53 | 1.06 | 0.92 – 1.21 | 390 (82.5) | 83 (17.5) | 1.25 | 1.02 – 1.53 | 1.07 | 0.86 – 1.33 |
| Syndromic + Non-Syndromic Pain | 205 (54.5) | 171 (45.5) | 1.69 | 1.50 – 1.91 | 1.34 | 1.18 – 1.52 | 276 73.6) | 99 (26.4) | 1.80 | 1.51 – 2.16 | 1.57 | 1.30 – 1.90 |
| Vulvar Pain Only | 628 (65.5) | 331 (34.5) | 1.37 | 1.25 – 1.51 | 1.06 | 0.96 – 1.18 | 701 (73.1) | 258 (26.9) | 1.94 | 1.72 – 2.18 | 1.69 | 1.47 – 1.94 |
| Vulvar Pain + Non-Syndromic Pain | 207 (46.7) | 236 (53.3) | 2.04 | 1.85 – 2.24 | 1.59 | 1.44 – 1.76 | 272 (61.4) | 171 (38.6) | 2.69 | 2.36 – 3.06 | 2.34 | 2.02 – 2.71 |
| Vulvar Pain + Pain Syndrome | 56 (50) | 56 (50) | 1.95 | 1.62 – 2.35 | 1.52 | 1.26 – 1.84 | 69 (61.6) | 43 (38.4) | 2.67 | 2.10 – 3.41 | 2.35 | 1.83 – 3.02 |
| All Three | 58 (42.3) | 79 (57.7) | 2.16 | 1.87 – 2.50 | 1.69 | 1.46 – 1.97 | 83 (60.6) | 54 (39.4) | 2.62 | 2.11 – 3.26 | 2.28 | 1.82 – 2.87 |
Models adjusted for age, level of education, race, and obesity status.
*Non-syndrome pain include: endometriosis, migraine headache, polycystic ovaries, fibroids, pelvic inflammatory disease.
**Syndromic pain conditions include: chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, interstitial cystitis, fibromyalgia.