Table 3.

Estimates of Global Modified SHOW-Q Scores at 6–8 Months Postpartum for Sexually Active Participants^a

Participant Characteristic	Unadjusted Effect Estimate (95% CI)b	P Value	Adjusted Effect Estimate (95% CI)	P Value
Agec	−1.0 (−1.7 to −0.4)	.002	−0.8 (−1.5–0.0)	.04
Ethnicity
African American	9.5 (0.7–18.4)	.03	−5.6 (−15.6–4.5)	.28
Latina	15.9 (2.0–29.7)	.03	9.6 (−2.8–22.0)	.13
Asian	8.9 (−2.8–20.6)	.14	2.0 (−8.6–12.6)	.71
White	Refd	Ref	Ref	Ref
Education: some college or less	12.4 (4.8–20.0)	.001	−7.2 (−16.4–2.0)	.13
Married or living with partner	−6.5 (−17.4–4.5)	.25	—e	—
Multiparous	4.1 (−4.0–12.1)	.32	6.8 (−1.5–15.0)	.11
Cesarean birth	−6.9 (−16.1–2.3)	.14	−5.7 (−13.9–2.6)	.18
Breastfeeding	−11.7 (−19.1 to −4.3)	.002	−8.4 (−15.5 to −1.2)	.02
Depression	−5.5 (−14.5–3.6)	.24	−6.9 (−14.8–1.0)	.09
Vaginal tearing	−1.2 (−12.0–9.7)	.83	—	—

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval.

^aThe SHOW-Q is the Sexual Health Outcomes in Women Questionnaire. It is a validated scale designed to assess the full range of female sexual activity, including same-sex and unpartnered sexual activity. The modified SHOW-Q used in this study is a 10-item scale with a range of possible scores of 0–100.¹⁹

^bEffect estimates describe the impact of each factor listed in the left column on the change in total SHOW-Q score. A positive effect estimate indicates that the SHOW-Q score increased by that number of points (on average), whereas a negative score indicates a decrease in the SHOW-Q score.

^cEffect estimates described for every one year increase in age.

^dIndicates the reference group.

^eThe symbol — indicates the factor did not emerge as significant with the multivariable backward elimination model.