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Table 4 Demographic and health characteristics associated with having vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) in the past year, number of VVC episodes in the past year, and VVC lifetime prevalence—Porter Novelli Fall ConsumerStyles Survey, United States, 2020 (n = 1773)*

From: Survey of incidence, lifetime prevalence, and treatment of self-reported vulvovaginal candidiasis, United States, 2020

 

VVC in the past year

Number of VVC episodes in the past year

VVC lifetime prevalence

aOR

95% CI

P value

aIRR

95% CI

P value

aOR

95% CI

P value

Age in years

0.99

0.97

1.01

0.409

0.90

0.75

1.07

0.240

1.12

1.07

1.17

< 0.0001

Race

 White

Ref

Ref

Ref

0.482

Ref

Ref

Ref

0.396

Ref

Ref

Ref

0.104

 Non-white or multiracial

1.27

0.65

2.50

 

0.75

0.38

1.45

 

1.25

0.95

1.64

 

Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic

Ref

Ref

Ref

0.479

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Ref

Ref

Ref

0.375

 Hispanic

0.68

0.23

1.99

     

0.84

0.58

1.23

 

Education

 Less than high school

6.30

1.84

21.65

0.019

1.59

0.80

3.15

0.113

0.88

0.50

1.55

0.149

 High school

2.19

0.93

5.15

 

2.80

0.98

7.97

 

0.98

0.74

1.29

 

 Some college

2.62

1.21

5.67

 

2.14

1.06

4.31

 

1.29

1.00

1.66

 

 Bachelor's degree or Higher

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Couple status

 Part of a couple

2.86

1.42

5.78

0.004

3.30

1.61

6.77

< 0.0001

1.22

0.95

1.58

0.116

 Single

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Have child(ren) < 18 years old

 Yes

3.14

1.58

6.25

0.001

2.21

1.04

4.69

0.040

1.63

1.24

2.15

0.000

 No

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Perceived health

0.76

0.54

1.05

0.095

0.75

0.54

1.04

0.072

1.05

0.93

1.19

0.438

Number of healthcare provider visits in the past year

2.72

1.84

4.01

< 0.0001

3.06

2.13

4.41

< 0.0001

1.40

1.22

1.61

< 0.0001

Diabetes

2.93

1.32

6.47

0.008

2.76

1.25

6.10

0.004

1.59

1.06

2.37

0.025

Household size

0.89

0.71

1.10

0.279

0.91

0.74

1.12

0.344

0.93

0.84

1.03

0.187

Income

0.96

0.90

1.03

0.254

0.90

0.84

0.97

0.004

1.02

0.99

1.05

0.213

Census region

 Northeast

Ref

Ref

Ref

0.100

Ref

Ref

Ref

0.103

Ref

Ref

Ref

0.191

 Midwest

0.68

0.21

2.196

 

0.67

0.33

1.35

 

1.23

0.87

1.73

 

 South

1.66

0.58

4.73

 

1.71

0.89

3.29

 

1.41

1.02

1.94

 

 West

1.97

0.67

5.78

 

0.93

0.41

2.10

 

1.18

0.84

1.66

 

Model fit statistics

 AIC

679.06

   

786.85

   

5147.97

   

 − 2logL

645.06

   

750.85

   

5103.97

   

 Max rescaled R squared

0.19

       

0.12

   

 Degrees of freedom

16

1757

  

16

1756

  

17

1756

  
  1. *Explanatory variables for multivariate analyses included: age in years as a 2nd degree polynomial, race, ethnicity, education, status as part of a couple, having a child/children under 18 years old, perceived health scaled from 1 (excellent) to 5 (poor), number of healthcare provider visits in the past year, diabetes, household size, income (< $5000–$14,999 in increments of $2499; $15,000–$34,999 in increments of $4,999; $40,000–$59,999 in increments of $9999; $60,000–$99,999 in increments of $14,999; $100,000–$199,999 in increments of $24,999; $200,000– $249,999; and > $250,000), Metropolitan Statistical Area category, and Census region of residence
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