Latent class analysis of comorbidity patterns among women with generalized and localized vulvodynia: preliminary findings | Zendy

Ruby H.N. Nguyen | Zendy; Veasley | Zendy; Smolenski | Zendy

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Latent class analysis of comorbidity patterns among women with generalized and localized vulvodynia: preliminary findings

Author(s) -

Ruby H.N. Nguyen,

Veasley,

Smolenski

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of pain research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888

H-Index - 49

ISSN - 1178-7090

DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s42940

Subject(s) - vulvodynia , comorbidity , medicine , fibromyalgia , irritable bowel syndrome , latent class model , odds ratio , population , chronic pain , physical therapy , clinical psychology , pelvic pain , psychiatry , surgery , statistics , mathematics , environmental health

The pattern and extent of clustering of comorbid pain conditions with vulvodynia is largely unknown. However, elucidating such patterns may improve our understanding of the underlying mechanisms involved in these common causes of chronic pain. We sought to describe the pattern of comorbid pain clustering in a population-based sample of women with diagnosed vulvodynia.

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