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Published in final edited form as: J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2016 Jan;20(1):80–84. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000085

Table 2.

Association between sexual dysfunction and vulvovaginal symptoms or depression, controlled for age.

	N = 116	IRR^a for presence of sexual dysfunction (95% CI)
Depression (by PHQ-9)
Minimal/Mild	83	Ref.
Moderate/Severe	16	1.26 (0.75, 2.14)
Chronic vulvovaginal symptoms
Absent	21	Ref.
Present	95	0.86 (0.50–1.48)
Diagnosis
No vulvovaginal diagnosis	8	Ref.
Vaginitis	35	1.11 (0.42 – 2.93)
Vestibulitis	49	1.17 (0.46 – 2.98)
Lichen sclerosus or planus	17	1.24 (0.42 – 3.65)
Chief complaint^b
Pain with sex	49	1.25 (0.81, 1.94)
Vaginal/vulvar itching	57	0.99 (0.65, 1.53)
Vaginal/vulvar burning	53	1.14 (0.73, 1.76)
Vaginal discharge	30	1.14 (0.71, 1.83)

Incidence Rate Ratio

Compared to women without each chief complaint. Women could record multiple chief complaints, so categories are not mutually exclusive