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. 2014 Mar;20(1):33–45. doi: 10.1179/2049396713Y.0000000053

Table 4. Adjusted* reproductive and occupational associations with gynecologic pain among female factory workers in Tianjin, China (N = 651) .

Often or usually dysmenorrhea Non-cyclic pelvic pain Dyspareunia (N = 381)
No. % OR CI No. % OR CI No. % OR CI
Irregular periods
    Yes 39 31.9 1.98 (1.27, 3.12) 37 37.0 2.76 (1.70, 4.48) 33 33.7 2.43 (1.39, 4.23)
    No 83 68.1 63 63.0 65 66.3
Heavy periods
    Yes 26 21.1 1.83 (1.09, 3.08) 23 22.8 1.49 (0.87, 2.56) 17 17.2 0.98 (0.52, 1.85)
    No 97 78.9 78 77.2 82 82.3
Job type
    Production staff 86 74.8 1.35 (0.84, 2.16) 69 69.0 1.24 (0.77, 2.00) 55 55.6 0.67 (0.41, 1.10)
    Office staff 29 25.2 31 31.0 44 44.4
Worked the night shift in the last 12 months
    Yes 63 52.5 1.36 (0.90, 2.05) 55 55.0 1.59 (1.02, 2.48) 50 49.5 1.32 (0.82, 2.14)
    No 57 47.5 45 45.0 51 50.5
Worked overtime in the last 12 months
    Yes 41 33.9 1.11 (0.72, 1.71) 29 29.0 0.99 (0.61, 1.60) 39 39.0 2.20 (1.30, 3.72)
    No 80 66.1 71 71.0 61 61.0
Compulsory overtime
    Yes 51 43.2 1.15 (0.75, 1.74) 47 49.0 1.98 (1.25, 3.13) 44 44.9 1.45 (0.89, 2.35)
    No 67 56.8 49 51.0 54 55.1
High noise level
    Yes 70 59.3 1.38 (0.91, 2.11) 45 45.9 1.01 (0.65, 1.58) 43 45.3 1.30 (0.79, 2.13)
    No 48 40.7 53 54.1 52 55.8
Poor job security
    Yes 60 51.3 1.91 (1.26, 2.91) 46 46.9 1.64 (1.04, 2.57) 38 40.0 1.21 (0.73, 2.00)
    No 57 48.7 52 53.1 57 60.0
High job strain
    Yes 44 36.7 2.07 (1.34, 3.22) 29 28.7 1.24 (0.76, 2.02) 27 27.6 1.28 (0.74, 2.22)
    No 76 63.3 72 71.3 71 72.4
Health rating
    Fair or poor 41 33.6 1.95 (1.24, 3.05) 41 40.6 2.25 (1.41, 3.58) 42 39.6 1.98 (1.19, 3.28)
    Excellent, very good, good 81 66.4 60 59.4 64 60.4
Number of sick days taken 1.08 (0.93, 1.26) 1.29 (1.09, 1.51) 1.10 (0.92, 1.31)
Exhausted 1.11 (1.03, 1.20) 1.13 (1.05, 1.23) 1.14 (1.04, 1.26)

*Associations are adjusted for ever having a child.