Table 3.
Adjusted odds ratios for women's health outcomes by mental health status
| No MH Dx n = 40,347 | PTSD (no depression) n = 4,279 | Depression (No PTSD) n = 9,756 | PTSD + Depression n = 11,024 | Other MH Dx n = 6,098 | ||||||||
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| Sexually Transmitted Infections | Reference | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |||
| Cervical dysplasia | 1 | 1.86 | (1.61, 2.16) | 2.35 | (2.12, 2.59) | 2.65 | (2.41, 2.91) | 1.90 | (1.68, 2.16) | |||
| Genital herpes | 1 | 1.69 | (1.36, 2.08) | 2.51 | (2.20, 2.87) | 2.55 | (2.24, 2.91) | 1.92 | (1.62, 2.29) | |||
| Genital warts | 1 | 1.83 | (1.45, 2.31) | 2.44 | (2.09, 2.86) | 2.97 | (2.56, 3.43) | 2.02 | (1.67, 2.45) | |||
| Chlamydia | 1 | 1.66 | (0.93, 2.96) | 2.21 | (1.49, 3.27) | 2.58 | (1.80, 3.70) | 1.96 | (1.21, 3.17) | |||
| Gonorrhea | 1 | 3.12 | (1.51, 6.44) | 3.99 | (2.38, 6.71) | 4.74 | (2.91, 7.71) | 1.55 | (0.68, 3.55) | |||
| Trichomonas | 1 | 1.60 | (1.08, 2.39) | 2.38 | (1.85, 3.06) | 3.75 | (3.01, 4.66) | 1.95 | (1.42, 2.69) | |||
| Sexually transmitted infections | 1 | 1.83 | (1.52, 2.21) | 2.21 | (1.95, 2.53) | 2.92 | (2.59, 3.28) | 1.89 | (1.61, 2.22) | |||
| Other Infections | ||||||||||||
| Urinary tract infections | 1 | 2.09 | (1.88, 2.32) | 2.61 | (2.43, 2.81) | 3.74 | (3.50, 3.99) | 2.14 | (1.96, 2.34) | |||
| Inflammatory diseases of pelvic organs | 1 | 2.24 | (2.04, 2.46) | 2.65 | (2.48, 2.83) | 3.40 | (3.20, 3.62) | 2.15 | (1.98, 2.33) | |||
| Candida vaginitis | 1 | 1.92 | (1.61, 2.30) | 2.86 | (2.55, 3.20) | 3.11 | (2.79, 3.47) | 2.27 | (1.97, 2.63) | |||
| Pain-related Conditions | ||||||||||||
| Dysmenorrhea | 1 | 2.56 | (2.24, 2.94) | 2.62 | (2.37, 2.89) | 3.66 | (3.34, 4.00) | 2.46 | (2.19, 2.77) | |||
| Female genital pain and other symptoms | 1 | 2.85 | (2.50, 3.24) | 3.34 | (3.05, 3.66) | 4.88 | (4.49, 5.30) | 2.79 | (2.49, 3.12) | |||
| Dyspareunia | 1 | 2.44 | (1.85, 3.22) | 3.47 | (2.89, 4.17) | 4.38 | (3.68, 5.20) | 2.99 | (2.39, 3.75) | |||
| Other Diagnoses | ||||||||||||
| Abnormal PAP (Not cancer) | 1 | 1.69 | (1.54, 1.85) | 2.16 | (2.02, 2.30) | 2.48 | (2.34, 2.64) | 2.01 | (1.86, 2.17) | |||
| Endometriosis | 1 | 2.35 | (1.86, 2.96) | 2.30 | (1.94, 2.72) | 3.69 | (3.19, 4.28) | 1.73 | (1.39, 2.16) | |||
| Infertility | 1 | 2.18 | (1.76, 2.69) | 2.18 | (1.87, 2.54) | 2.68 | (2.33, 3.09) | 1.79 | (1.47, 2.18) | |||
| Polycystic ovarian syndrome | 1 | 2.52 | (1.98, 3.22) | 2.63 | (2.21, 3.13) | 3.28 | (2.79, 3.87) | 2.17 | (1.75, 2.71) | |||
| Amenorrhea | 1 | 1.97 | (1.66, 2.33) | 2.58 | (2.30, 2.89) | 3.08 | (2.77, 3.43) | 1.88 | (1.62, 2.18) | |||
| Sexual dysfunction | 1 | 6.78 | (4.20, 10.93) | 7.55 | (5.18, 11.02) | 10.24 | (7.15, 14.67) | 7.93 | (5.24, 12.00) | |||
Note. MH= Mental Health, Dx=Diagnoses, PTSD=Post-traumatic stress disorder. Odds ratios are adjusted for age, race, marital status, component type, rank, branch, multiple deployments, type of nearest VA, distance to nearest VA