From: Prevalence of chronic pelvic pain and primary dysmenorrhea in women of reproductive age in Ecuador
 | N (%) | Control | Joint pain | PR | CI 95% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | (n = 2353) | (n = 44) | inf | sup | ||
Age, y | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 20 | 363 (15.1) | 357 (15.2) | 6 (13.6) | 1.05 | 0.43 | 2.55 |
 20–35 | 1455 (60.7) | 1432 (60.9) | 23 (52.3) | Ref | Ref | Ref |
 > 35 | 579 (24.2) | 564 (24.0) | 15 (34.1) | 1.64 | 0.86 | 3.12 |
Body mass index, Kg·m−2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 < 25 | 1457 (60.8) | 1435 (61.0) | 22 (50) | Ref | Ref | Ref |
 25–30 | 731 (30.5) | 715 (30.4) | 16 (36.4) | 1.45 | 0.77 | 2.74 |
 > 30 | 209 (8.7) | 203 (8.6) | 6 (13.6) | 1.90 | 0.78 | 4.63 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Married/stable union | 1486 (62.0) | 1456 (61.9) | 30 (68.2) | Ref | Ref | Ref |
 Single, widow | 829 (34.6) | 816 (34.7) | 13 (29.6) | 0.78 | 0.41 | 1.48 |
 Divorced | 80 (3.3) | 79 (3.4) | 1 (2.3) | 0.62 | 0.09 | 4.48 |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Low (< 8 years) | 266 (11.1) | 264 (11.2) | 2 (4.6) | 0.34 | 0.08 | 1.39 |
 Intermediate (8–12 years) | 1515 (63.2) | 1481 (63.1) | 34 (77.3) | Ref | Ref | Ref |
 High (> 12 years) | 609 (25.4) | 601 (25.6) | 8 (18.2) | 0.58 | 0.27 | 1.26 |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Employee | 1019 (42.5) | 999 (42.6) | 20 (45.4) | Ref | Ref | Ref |
 Housewife | 301 (12.6) | 295 (12.6) | 6 (13.6) | 10.16 | 0.41 | 25.06 |
 In education | 985 (41.1) | 968 (41.3) | 17 (38.6) | 0.88 | 0.46 | 16.69 |
 Unemployed | 82 (3.4) | 81 (3.5) | 1 (2.3) | 0.62 | 0.08 | 45.72 |
Remuneration | 1121 (46.8) | 1102 (46.9) | 19 (43.2) | 1.16 | 0.64 | 2.09 |
Physical activity | 979 (40.8) | 956 (40.6) | 23 (52.3) | 1.58 | 0.88 | 2.85 |
Religious practice | 1698 (70.8) | 1668 (70.9) | 30 (68.2) | 0.88 | 0.47 | 1.65 |
Smoking | 474 (19.8) | 465 (19.8) | 9 (20.4) | 1.04 | 0.50 | 2.16 |
Alcohol use disorder | 1358 (56.6) | 1327 (56.4) | 31 (70.4) | 1.82 | 0.96 | 3.47 |
Illicit drug use | 131 (5.5) | 126 (5.4) | 5 (11.4) | 2.22 | 0.89 | 5.53 |
Violence victim | 565 (23.6) | 541 (23.0) | 24 (54.6) | 3.891 | 2.17 | 6.99 |
Abdominal surgery | 668 (27.9) | 649 (27.6) | 19 (43.2) | 1.96 | 1.09 | 3.54 |
Contraceptive use | 620 (25.9) | 610 (25.9) | 10 (22.7) | 0.84 | 0.42 | 1.70 |
Abnormal menstruation | 431 (18.0) | 418 (17.8) | 13 (29.6) | 1.91 | 1.01 | 3.62 |
Previous sexual intercourse | 1909 (79.6) | 1870 (79.5) | 39 (88.6) | 1.99 | 0.79 | 5.03 |
Parity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 0 | 1239 (51.7) | 1221 (51.9) | 18 (40.9) | Ref | Ref | Ref |
 1–2 | 747 (31.2) | 730 (31.0) | 17 (38.6) | 1.57 | 0.81 | 3.02 |
 3 +  | 411 (17.2) | 402 (17.1) | 9 (20.4) | 1.51 | 0.68 | 3.33 |
Dyspareunia | 210 (8.8) | 199 (15.7) | 11 (36.7) | 2.99 | 1.45 | 6.20 |
Cardiovascular disease | 142 (5.9) | 139 (5.9) | 3 (6.8) | 1.16 | 0.36 | 3.71 |
Diabetes | 33 (1.4) | 32 (1.4) | 1 (2.3) | 1.67 | 0.24 | 11.74 |
Respiratory disease | 176 (7.3) | 170 (7.2) | 6 (13.6) | 1.99 | 0.85 | 4.65 |
Cancer | 17 (0.7) | 17 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | – | – | – |
Psychiatric disorder | 77 (3.2) | 74 (3.1) | 3 (6.8) | 2.20 | 0.70 | 6.96 |
Migraine/chronic headache | 552 (23.0) | 538 (22.9) | 14 (31.8) | 1.56 | 0.83 | 2.92 |
Lombalgia | 382 (15.9) | 370 (15.7) | 12 (27.3) | 1.98 | 1.03 | 3.81 |
Irritative urinary symptoms | 373 (15.6) | 359 (15.3) | 14 (31.8) | 2.53 | 1.36 | 4.73 |
Constipation | 482 (20.1) | 479 (20.4) | 3 (6.8) | 0.29 | 0.09 | 0.93 |
Distension | 937 (39.1) | 910 (38.8) | 27 (61.4) | 2.46 | 1.35 | 4.49 |
IBS criteria | 283 (11.8) | 257 (10.9) | 26 (59.1) | 10.79 | 5.99 | 19.43 |
Bristol scale | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Types 1–2 | 675 (28.2) | 662 (28.2) | 13 (29.6) | 1.10 | 0.57 | 2.10 |
 Types 3–4–5 | 1650 (68.8) | 1621 (68.9) | 29 (65.9) | Ref | Ref | Ref |
 Types 6–7 | 71 (3.0) | 69 (2.9) | 2 (4.6) | 1.60 | 0.39 | 6.58 |
Sleep disturbance | 654 (27.3) | 636 (27.0) | 18 (40.9) | 1.84 | 1.02 | 3.34 |
SRQ >  = 8 | 425 (17.7) | 404 (17.2) | 21 (47.7) | 4.24 | 2.37 | 7.58 |