Table 3.
Association of vulvodynia and urinary symptoms, n=442
| Vulvodynia Status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (N=212) | No (N=230) | ||||
| N (%) | N (%) | Crude OR | Adjusted ORa | 95% CI | |
| Frequency of daytime voiding | |||||
| 3-6 times per day | 98 (46.2) | 131 (57.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 | Referent |
| 7-10 times | 85 (40.1) | 75 (32.6) | 1.5 | 1.7 | (1.1, 2.6) |
| 10 times or more | 29 (13.7) | 24 (10.4) | 1.6 | 1.4 | (0.77, 2.9) |
| Frequency & bother due to night time voiding | |||||
| Never void at night | 68 (32.1) | 89 (38.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 | Referent |
| 1 time | 107 (50.5) | 118 (51.3) | 1.2 | 1.2 | (0.79, 1.9) |
| 2 times or more | 37 (17.5) | 23 (10.0) | 2.1 | 1.7 | (0.89, 3.4) |
| Never bothers | 36 (17.0) | 67 (29.1) | 0.7 | 0.7 | (0.43, 1.3) |
| Occasionally | 64 (30.2) | 56 (24.4) | 1.5 | 1.6 | (0.97, 2.8) |
| Usually/always | 44 (20.8) | 18 (7.8) | 3.2 | 2.4 | (1.2, 4.8) |
| Get up, never bothers | 36 (25.0) | 67 (47.5) | 1.0 | 1.0 | Referent |
| Get up, occasionally | 64 (44.4) | 56 (39.7) | 2.1 | 2.1 | (1.2, 3.8) |
| Get up, usually/always | 44 (30.6) | 18 (12.8) | 4.6 | 3.4 | (1.7, 7.1) |
| Urgency, severity & bother after going to the bathroom | |||||
| Never | 93 (43.9) | 188 (81.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 | Referent |
| Mild urgency | 80 (37.7) | 38 (16.5) | 4.3 | 3.7 | (2.3, 6.1) |
| Moderate/severe urgency | 39 (18.4) | 4 (1.7) | 19.7 | 19.1 | (5.6, 65.4) |
| Never bothers/occasionally | 92 (43.4) | 34 (14.8) | 5.5 | 5.0 | (3.1, 8.2) |
| Usually/always bothers | 27 (12.7) | 8 (3.5) | 6.8 | 4.4 | (1.7, 11.4) |
| Urgency, mild | 80 (67.2) | 38 (90.5) | 1.0 | 1.0 | Referent |
| Urgency, moderate/severe | 39 (32.8) | 4 (9.5) | 4.6 | 5.0 | (1.4, 17.9) |
| Urgency, never bothers/occasionally | 92 (77.3) | 34 (81.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 | Referent |
| Urgency, usually/always | 27 (22.7) | 8 (19.1) | 1.3 | 0.8 | (0.27, 2.4) |
a
All models adjusted for current age, use of sleeping medication, smoking history, antecedent anxiety and UTI before the reference age;
All models excluded subjects with interstitial cystitis (n=7)
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio