Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the participants.
Participant characteristics | Whole sample (N = 214) | Cluster 1 (n = 141) | Cluster 2 (n = 73) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years mean (SD) | 33.3 ± 12.4 | 33.8 ± 12.0 | 32.4 ± 13.4 | 0.477 |
Pain days mean (SD) | 17.8 ± 9.6 | 16.9 ± 9.7 | 20.1 ± 9.1 | 0.014 |
Pain free days MD (IQR) | 10.0 (2.8–20.0) | 15.0 (4.0–21.0) | 7.0 (1.0–15.0) | 0.017 |
Stabbing pelvic pain | ||||
Yes | 185 (87.7%) | 119 (85.6%) | 66 (91.7%) | 0.205 |
No | 26 (12.3%) | 20 (14.4%) | 6 (8.3%) | |
Stabbing pelvic pain severity mean (SD) | 7.6 ± 1.8 | 7.3 ± 1.8 | 8.0 ± 1.7 | 0.015 |
Current pelvic pain severity MD (IQR) | 4.0 (1.0–5.0) | 3.0 (0–5.0) | 5.0 (2.0–7.0) | 0.001 |
Sex pain | ||||
Yes | 149 (82.8%) | 100 (80.6%) | 49 (87.5%) | 0.259 |
No | 31 (17.2%) | 24 (19.4%) | 7 (12.5%) | |
Sex pain severity mean (SD) | 6.0 ± 2.0 | 6.1 ± 2.0 | 7.3 ± 1.7 | 0.001 |
Sexual assault | ||||
Yes | 27 (16.1%) | 8 (7.2%) | 19 (33.3%) | 0.001 |
No | 141 (83.9%) | 103 (92.8%) | 38 (66.7%) | |
Headache severity mean (SD) | 7.0 ± 1.8 | 6.6 ± 1.9 | 7.7 ± 1.5 | 0.001 |
Menopausal status | ||||
Premenopausal | 188 (89.5%) | 123 (88.5%) | 65 (89.0%) | 0.764 |
Menopausal | 24 (11.4%) | 16 (11.5%) | 8 (11.0%) | |
Current psychiatric comorbidity | ||||
Yes | 61 (29.3%) | 26 (18.8%) | 35 (50.0%) | 0.001 |
No | 147 (70.7%) | 112 (81.2%) | 35 (50.0%) | |
Comorbid psychiatric disorders | ||||
MDD | 13 (21.3%) | 7 (26.9%) | 6 (17.1%) | 0.774 |
GAD | 14 (23.0%) | 6 (23.1%) | 8 (22.9%) | |
MDD comorbid with GAD | 28 (45.9%) | 11 (42.3%) | 17 (48.6%) | |
Others | 6 (9.8%) | 2 (7.7%) | 4(11.4%) | |
Bloating | ||||
Yes | 163 (88.6%) | 103 (85.8%) | 60 (93.8%) | 0.108 |
No | 21 (11.4%) | 17 (14.2%) | 4 (6.2%) | |
Bowel pain | ||||
Yes | 144 (78.7%) | 86 (72.9%) | 58 (89.2%) | 0.010 |
No | 39 (21.3%) | 32 (27.1%) | 7 (10.8%) | |
Subjective experience of anxiety | ||||
Yes | 118 (58.1%) | 52 (39.4%) | 66 (93.0%) | 0.001 |
No | 39 (41.9%) | 80 (60.6 ±) | 5 (7.0%) | |
Subjective experience of low mood | ||||
Yes | 118 (63.4%) | 55 (47.0%) | 63 (91.3%) | 0.001 |
No | 68 (36.6%) | 62 (53.0%) | 6 (8.7%) | |
Fatigue | ||||
Yes | 146 (77.7%) | 81 (68.1%) | 65 (94.2%) | 0.001 |
No | 42 (22.3%) | 38 (31.9%) | 4 (5.8%) | |
Sleep problems | ||||
Yes | 117 (59.4%) | 63 (49.6%) | 54 (77.1%) | 0.001 |
No | 80 (40.6%) | 64(50.4%) | 16(22.9%) | |
Dizziness | ||||
Yes | 113 (58.9%) | 60 (49.6%) | 53 (77.9%) | 0.006 |
No | 79 (41.1%) | 61(50.4%) | 15(22.1%) | |
Unusual sweating | ||||
Yes | 69 (34.8%) | 35 (26.9%) | 34 (50.0%) | 0.002 |
No | 129 (65.2%) | 95 (73.1%) | 34 (50.0%) | |
Nausea | ||||
Yes | 92 (52.9%) | 49 (33.6%) | 43 (74.1%) | 0.001 |
No | 82 (47.1%) | 97 (66.4%) | 15 (25.9%) | |
