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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 7.

Quality of life in non-sexually active cohortsa,b

Variable Never pain
Mean (SD [n])		 Ever pain
Mean (SD [n])		 Difference (95% CI) p value
(2 sided)
Physical health 2.86 (2.18 [14]) 2.48 (2 [65]) 0.38 (−0.95 to 1.71) .56
Mental health 3.33 (3.16 [15]) 6.11 (5.67 [65]) −2.77 (−4.95 to −0.6) .014
Poor health/activities 2.27 (1.83 [15]) 3.39 (4.85 [65]) −1.12 (−2.65 to 0.41) .15
Pain/activities 1.47 (1.06 [15]) 2.26 (1.66 [65]) −0.8 (−1.49 to −0.097) .027
Sad days 3.73 (3.01 [15]) 4.81 (4.94 [64]) −1.08 (−3.1 to 0.94) .29
Worried days 6.13 (7.09 [15]) 7.97 (7.13 [64]) −1.84 (−6.07 to 2.4) .38
Sleep 12.4 (8.19 [15]) 12.6 (8.4 [64]) −0.21 (−5.11 to 4.7) .93
Energy 17.2 (8.45 [15]) 14 (7.99 [63]) 3.2 (−1.8 to 8.2) .20

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.