Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Patient characteristics | All (n = 102) | Control group (n = 38) | Endometriosis group (n = 64) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General informationa | ||||
| Age (years) | 34 (31—40) | 35 (31—41.5) | 33 (30.75—39.25) | 0.2556 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.54 (20.70—26.85) | 21.96 (20.70—26.19) | 22.60 (20.71—26.96) | 0.9228 |
| Gravidity | 0.5 (0—2) | 1 (0—2) | 0 (0—1) | 0.3486 |
| Parity | 0 (0—0) | 0 (0—0) | 0 (0—1) | 0.4614 |
| Menarche | 13 (11—14) | 13 (11.25—14) | 12 (11—14) | 0.9972 |
| Smokingb | 0.2348 | |||
| No | 82 | 33 | 49 | |
| Yes | 20 | 5 | 15 | |
| In a relationshipb | 0.1186 | |||
| No | 22 | 5 | 17 | |
| Yes | 80 | 33 | 47 | |
| Completed family planningb | 0.2852 | |||
| No | 66 | 22 | 44 | |
| Yes | 36 | 16 | 20 | |
| Desire to have childrenb | 0.7904 | |||
| No | 64 | 23 | 41 | |
| Yes | 38 | 15 | 23 | |
| Preoperative pain symptoms | ||||
| Overall non-menstrual pain score | 6.5 (3—9) | 6 (3—9) | 7 (3.75—9) | 0.5860 |
| Dysmenorrhea intensity (VAS) | 8 (5—9) | 6 (2—8) | 8 (5—10) | 0.0158 |
| Dyspareunia intensity (VAS) | 1 (0—6) | 0 (0—5) | 3 (0—6) | 0.1197 |
| Influence on sex life (VAS) | 0 (0—6) | 0 (0—4) | 0 (0—7) | 0.0877 |
| Dysuria intensity (VAS) | 0 (0—0) | 0 (0—0) | 0 (0—0) | 0.3442 |
| rASRM score (n) | ||||
| I | NA | 13 | ||
| II | NA | 14 | ||
| III | NA | 14 | ||
| IV | NA | 16 | ||
| NA | NA | 7 | ||
| ENZIAN score (n) | ||||
| A 1–3 | NA | 9 | ||
| B 1–3 | NA | 16 | ||
| C 1–3 | NA | 7 | ||
| FA | NA | 11 | ||
| FB | NA | 3 | ||
| FI | NA | 2 | ||
| FO | NA | 5 | ||
Values are expressed in median and interquartile range. Categories are presented in absolute values
aWilcoxon rank-sum test with continuity correction
bBarnard’s unconditional test