Table 1: Demographic factors and pain characteristics of study cohort.
BOLD - Results significantly different (p<0.05) than healthy controls. Tabulated results indicate count (percent) or median (25th, 75th percentile). DYSB: DYS + Bladder pain sensitivity, BPS: Bladder Pain Syndrome.
| Group: |
Healthy Control |
Dysmenorrhea | DYSB | BPS | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 37 | 98 | 49 | 25 | |
| Age | 21 (19, 28) | 21 (20, 29) | 22 (20, 26) | 30 (25, 32) | 0.004 |
| Race | 0.006 | ||||
| Black | 2 (5%) | 22 (22%) | 9 (18%) | 3 (12%) | |
| Other | 12 (32%) | 14 (14%) | 12 (24%) | 0 (0%) | |
| White | 23 (62%) | 63 (64%) | 28 (57%) | 22 (88%) | |
| Hispanic | 3 (8%) | 13 (13%) | 8 (16%) | 0 (0%) | 0.170 |
| ≥1 vaginal delivery | 1 (3%) | 6 (6%) | 3 (6%) | 3 (12%) | 0.528 |
| Cycle Day | 20 (17, 23) | 20 (18, 23) | 19 (17, 22) | 20 (18, 24) | 0.540 |
| Pain & Bladder | |||||
| Menstrual Pain (0-100 VAS) | 13 (5, 22) | 73 (66, 80) | 70 (64.5, 85) | 70 (60, 92) | 0.001 |
| Urination Pain (0-100 VAS) | 1 (1, 3) | 2 (1, 5) | 13 (5, 32) | 32 (16, 66) | 0.001 |
| Bladder Pain Off Period | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | 4 (8%) | 22 (88%) | 0.001 |
| IC Symptom Index (0-19) | 2 (1, 4) | 4 (2, 6) | 6 (4, 9) | 11 (9, 13) | 0.001 |
| Bladder Capacity (mL) | 641 (501, 763) | 487 (323, 626) | 459 (343, 597) | 363 (204, 538) | 0.001 |
| Pain Behavior (T-score) | 37 (37, 55) | 54 (37, 57) | 56 (54, 59) | 59 (56, 61) | 0.001 |
| Pain Interference (T-score) | 41 (41, 51) | 49 (41, 55) | 54 (51, 58) | 61 (55, 64) | 0.001 |
| Somatic Symptoms (0-24) | 1 (0, 2) | 2 (0, 3) | 2 (1, 5) | 4 (2, 7) | 0.001 |
| Pain Catastrophizing (0-52) | 9 (6, 16) | 13 (7, 21) | 19 (7, 26) | 18 (6, 27) | 0.016 |
| Psychological | |||||
| Anxiety (T-score) | 53 (48, 58) | 56 (50, 60) | 56 (54, 61) | 60 (55, 65) | 0.002 |
| Depression (T-score) | 50 (43, 56) | 51 (46, 55) | 53 (50, 59) | 55 (48, 59) | 0.016 |