Table 1 Demographic data, gynecological features and sexual function in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients and healthy controls
From: Sexual function in female juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients
Variables | JIA patients (n = 21) | Heathy controls (n = 25) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic data | |||
Current age, years | 26.5 (17–38.1) | 29.3 (19.7–35.8) | 0.700 |
Ethnic groups | 0.153 | ||
Caucasian | 14 (67) | 18 (72) | – |
African-Latin American | 7 (33) | 7 (28) | – |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 22.4 (19–29) | 22.5 (19–32) | 0.530 |
Gynecological features | |||
Menarche age, years | 13 (9–19) | 12 (8–15) | 0.088 |
Dysmenorrhea | 13 (62) | 15 (60) | 0.859 |
Menorrhagia | 5 (24) | 5 (20) | 1.000 |
Premenstrual syndrome | 14 (67) | 18 (75) | 0.538 |
Sexual function | |||
Age at first sexual activity, years | 18 (14–30) | 17 (10–24) | 0.158 |
Sexual activity in the last year | 21 (100) | 25 (100) | 1.000 |
Number of intercourse in the last month | 4.5 (0–15) | 4 (0–30) | 0.979 |
Number of intercourse in the last year | 54 (1–180) | 48 (4–360) | 0.948 |
Sexual partners in the last month | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–2) | 0.256 |
Sexual partners in the last year | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–5) | 0.329 |
SQQ-F score | 78 (50–92) | 82 (58–94) | 0.529 |
SQQ-F < 62 (sexual dysfunction) | 3 (14) | 3 (12) | 1.000 |