Table 2.
Identification of symptoms according to respondents with medical occupations (n = 548) and without medical occupations (n = 2769).
| Symptom | Women with Medical Occupations; Sum of Responses: Strongly Associate (5) and Moderately Associate (4) | Women without Medical Occupations; Sum of Responses: Strongly Associate (5) and Moderately Associate (4) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infertility | 94.2% | 89.2% | p = 0.0009 |
| Dysmenorrhea | 87.5% | 84.8% | p = 0.0921 |
| Dyspareunia | 72.1% | 55.8% | p < 0.0001 |
| CPP * | 69.5% | 61.4% | p = 0.0030 |
| Diarrhea/constipation | 48.7% | 37.8% | p < 0.0001 |
| Sacral pain | 56.4% | 42.7% | p < 0.0001 |
| Painful defecation | 26.2% | 18.0% | p < 0.0001 |
| Dysuria | 27.6% | 18.8% | p < 0.0001 |
| Sciatica | 20.6% | 19.9% | p < 0.0001 |
* CPP—chronic pelvic pain not related to menstruation.