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. 2020 Nov 13;190(5):843–852. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwaa249

Table 3.

Factors Associated With Anxiety, Depression, and Self-Directed Violence Among Women With Endometriosis (n = 219,918), Optum Clinformatics DataMart, 2000–2019

Factor Anxiety Depression Self-Directed Violence
HR 95% CI HR 95% CI HR 95% CI
Demographic Characteristics
Age group, years
 <25 1.76 1.67, 1.86 1.35 1.29, 1.41 4.23 2.87, 6.24
 25–34 1.24 1.20, 1.28 1.14 1.11, 1.17 1.58 1.15, 2.18
 ≥35 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
Gynecological/Reproductive Health Variables
Categories of pain and infertility
 No pain or infertility 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
 Pain only 1.20 1.15, 1.25 1.19 1.15, 1.24 2.13 1.43, 3.17
 Infertility only 0.74 0.69, 0.79 0.96 0.92, 1.01 0.55 0.27, 1.13
 Pain and infertility 0.87 0.82, 0.91 1.11 1.07, 1.16 0.89 0.53, 1.50
Prior pregnancy 0.85 0.81, 0.89 0.89 0.86, 0.92 a a
Uterine fibroids 0.68 0.65, 0.71 0.80 0.77, 0.83 a a
Use of GnRH agonists a a 1.15 1.10, 1.20 a a
Use of nonopioid analgesics a a a a a a
Use of opioid analgesics 1.20 1.16, 1.24 1.22 1.19, 1.26 2.06 1.48, 2.85
Use of combined oral contraceptives 0.88 0.84, 0.92 1.05 1.01, 1.09 a a
General Pain-Related Comorbid Conditions
Chronic headaches (including migraine) 1.28 1.23, 1.33 1.29 1.25, 1.33 1.81 1.32, 2.49
Chronic low back pain 1.18 1.13, 1.22 1.18 1.14, 1.22 a a
Fibromyalgia 1.23 1.15, 1.31 1.23 1.17, 1.30 a a
Interstitial cystitis 1.71 1.48, 1.98 a a a a
Irritable bowel syndrome 1.38 1.29, 1.48 1.32 1.24, 1.40 a a
Immunological Comorbid Conditions
Allergic rhinitis 1.08 1.04, 1.13 a a a a
Allergies 1.09 1.05, 1.13 a a a a
Asthma 1.18 1.12, 1.25 1.20 1.15, 1.26 1.92 1.30, 2.86
Other Comorbid Conditions
Fatigue 1.10 1.06, 1.15 1.15 1.11, 1.18 a a
Hyperlipidemia 0.85 0.81, 0.89 0.93 0.90, 0.97 a a
Vitamin D deficiency a a 0.91 0.84, 0.99 a a

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; GnRH, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist; HR, hazard ratio.

a Variable not included in the adjusted model. Models were also adjusted for race/ethnicity and region. Reference category comprises those without the condition, unless otherwise specified.