Risk Factors of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis among Women of Reproductive Age in Xi’an: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors for VVC among women of reproductive age.

Clinical parameters	β	SE	Wald	P	OR	95% CI
Age
<40 y
≥40 y	-1.263	0.691	3.347	0.067	0.283	0.073-1.094
Doing regular exercise
Occasionally or never
Frequently	-1.179	0.782	2.274	0.132	0.308	0.066-1.124
Sedentary life
No
Yes	2.064	0.748	7.615	0.006	7.876	1.818-34.109
Daily emotional state
Negative emotions (nervousness, anxiety, etc.)
Comfort	0.633	0.5	1.601	0.206	1.884	0.706-5.023
Frequency of drinking sweet drinks
Frequently
Occasionally or never	-1.827	0.538	11.528	0.001	0.161	0.056-0.462
Frequency of eating sweet foods
Frequently
Occasionally or never	-1.848	0.546	11.442	0.001	0.158	0.054-0.460
Usage of pad during non- menstruation
No
Yes	1.18	0.617	3.653	0.056	3.255	0.970-10.918
Frequency of wearing tights
Occasionally or never
Frequently	1.819	0.768	5.612	0.018	6.613	1.369-27.751
Frequency of intravaginal douching
Occasionally or never
Frequently	1.251	0.474	6.957	0.008	3.493	1.379-8.847
Age at first sexual intercourse
<20 y
≤20 y	2.515	0.908	7.671	0.006	2.364	1.181-7.758
Contraceptive methods
Others (ligation, IUD, and so on)
Condom	2.676	0.818	10.703	0.001	0.265	0.243-0.526
Number of sexual partners
1
≥2	1.827	0.576	4.128	0.042	3.222	1.042-9.960
History of curettage
No
Yes	1.245	0.494	6.336	0.012	3.471	1.317-9.148
History of vaginitis
No
Yes	2.197	0.593	13.735	<0.001	8.999	2.816-28.760
Cleaning the vulva before or after sexual life
Yes
No	2.616	0.802	10.647	0.001	13.684	2.843-65.874

IUD: intrauterine device; y: year; OR: odds ratios; CI: confidence interval.