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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2013 Aug 24;20(6):811–818. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.05.003

Table 3.

Quality of life by sexual activitya,b

Variable Not sexually active
Mean (SD [n])		 Sexually active
Mean (SD [n])		 Difference (95% CI) p value
(2 sided)
Physical health 2.55 (2 [82]) 4.32 (5.05 [265]) −1.59 (−2.34 to −0.84) <.001
Mental health 5.55 (5.31 [83]) 7.46 (7.24 [264]) −1.9 (−3.35 to −0.46) .010
Poor health/activities 3.10 (4.39 [83]) 4.02 (5.51 [265]) −0.92 (−2.08 to 0.24) .12
Pain/activities 2.12 (1.6 [83]) 2.73 (4.9 [264]) −0.61 (−1.30 to 0.08) .081
Sad days 4.58 (4.62 [80]) 5.83 (6.88 [259]) −1.26 (−2.58 to 0.07) .063
Worried days 7.56 (7.08 [80]) 9.54 (9 [259]) −1.97 (−3.89 to −0.06) .043
Sleep 12.51 (8.27 [80]) 11.46 (8.47 [259]) 1.06 (−1.05 to 3.16) .33
Energy 14.8 (8.21 [79]) 14.6 (8.81 [259]) 0.19 (−1.93 to 2.32) .86

CI = confidence interval.

p<.05 (2 sided) is considered significant.

a

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HRQOL-14 Healthy Days Measure.

b

Higher numbers correspond with worse outcomes.