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.