title: [Multivariate analysis of dyspareunia in women].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Dyspareunia is a common sexual trouble in women during the sexual intercourse. This study is to investigate the risk factors for dyspareunia in urban Chinese women and to supply some evidence for its preventive measures.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a hospital-based survey by distributing 2 658 copies of a questionnaire among the women in Nanjing urban area who came for regular physical examination in Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Hospital and their female companions aged over 20 years. The sexual function of the subjects was evaluated according to female sexual function indexes, dyspareunia indicated by sexual pain score < 4.4, and the results analyzed by multiple logistic regression analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Totally, 1 856 (69.8%) of the subjects completed the questionnaire, and 1 457 that met the criteria were included for analysis, of whom 43.0% (626/1457) admitted to dyspareunia during the sexual intercourse. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that age (> or = 50 years) , smoking, hysterectomy, vaginal lubrication disorder, lack of sexual communication with partners were independent risk factors for dyspareunia (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dyspareunia is associated with multiple factors including age (> or = 50 years), smoking, hysterectomy, vaginal lubrication disorder, lack of sexual communication with partners.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China.
authors.forename: Ai-Xia
authors.initials: AX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiang-Yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Lian-Jun
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Yan-Jing
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015984:Causality; D004414:Dyspareunia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires