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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Sex Med. 2015 Dec 3;12(12):2339–2349. doi: 10.1111/jsm.13060

Table 4.

Association of patient variables with PISQ-IR domain scores at 3 months after pessary fitting for non-sexually active women, with standardized beta values and p-values demonstrated.

Global Quality Rating Domain Condition Specific Domain Condition Impact Domain Partner-Related Domain
Std β value (STB) p-value Std β value (STB) p-value Std β value (STB) p-value Std β value (STB) p-value
Patient Characteristics
Age 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.24 0.02 0.09 −<0.01 0.74
BMI −0.02 0.46 −0.01 0.47 −0.01 0.43 <0.01 0.78
Charleston Comorbidity Index 0.04 0.81 −0.03 0.81 0.03 0.78 0.02 0.84
Active Smoker −0.34 0.53 0.13 0.72 −0.24 0.47 −0.21 0.57
HT Use (Any) −0.07 0.86 0.20 0.50 0.06 0.82 −0.14 0.59
HT Use (Vaginal) −0.83 0.38 0.44 0.51 0.14 0.80 0.30 0.65
Pessary Behaviors
Frequent Pessary Removal (≥1/day) −1.15 0.14 −0.24 0.67 −0.55 0.23 0.99 0.04
Used hydroxyquinoline-based gel ≥1 time per week 0.14 0.74 0.03 0.92 0.37 0.19 −0.26 0.35
Modified Body Image Score (mBIS)
mBIS at Baseline −0.09 <0.01 −0.02 <0.01 −0.07 <0.01 −<0.01 0.97
mBIS at 3 Months −0.12 <0.01 −0.07 <0.01 −0.09 <0.01 −0.02 0.32
Pessary Satisfaction at 3 months
Satisfied with Pessary 0.48 0.24 0.52 0.08 0.26 0.34 <0.01 0.98
Very Satisfied with Pessary 0.70 0.07 0.53 0.06 0.37 0.17 <0.01 1.0
Vaginal Symptoms Reported During Follow Up (2 Weeks or 3 Month)
Vaginal Discharge −0.02 0.96 −0.16 0.61 −0.05 0.88 0.08 0.79
Vaginal Pain 0.14 0.83 −0.95 0.03 −0.29 0.48 0.35 0.44
Vaginal Sores −0.39 0.70 −0.26 0.71 −1.45 0.02 −0.05 0.95
Vaginal Itching −1.17 <0.01 −0.75 0.02 −0.49 0.12 0.93 <0.01