Table 3.

Adjusted Odds Ratios Associated with Categorical Healthcare Utilization and Hysterectomy Procedures (Yes/No) in the Index Year (Using Conditional Logistic Regression)

	Reference Group (Controls) n=17,046 N (%)	Symptomatic Women (Cases) n=17,046 N (%)	Adjusted ORa (95% CI)
Hospitalizations	960 (5.6%)	1,070 (6.3%)	1.102 (1.006, 1.207)
PCP visits	15,075 (88.4%)	16,086 (94.4%)	1.901 (1.734, 2.084)
Gynecologist visits	7,401 (43.4%)	16,196 (95.0%)	24.835 (22.357, 27.589)
Hysterectomy procedures (n=31,688)	52 (0.3%)	121 (0.8%)	2.262 (1.630, 3.140)

Notes: ^aAdjusted for age at diagnosis, SES, smoking, PCP visits, comorbidities at index: diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, depression, anxiety, insomnia, drug use within 6 months before index: hypnotics, SSRI, SNRI, bisphosphonates.

Abbreviations: PCP, primary care physician; SES, socioeconomic status; SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; SNRI, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.