Table 2.
General characteristics of women with endometriosis in the control and HAD groups.
| Control n = 35 |
HAD n = 37 |
|
| Completed the study (%) | 35/40 (88) | 37/40 (93) |
| Age (years) | 30.8 ± 2.4 | 31.3 ± 3.4 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | ||
| Basal | 24.61 ± 3.02 | 24.88 ± 2.99 |
| Final | 24.14 ± 3.02* | 24.49 ± 3.10* |
| Overweight-Obesity prevalence1 (%) | ||
| Basal | 19/35 (54)-1/35 (3) | 20/37 (54)-1/37 (3) |
| Final | 15/35 (43)-1/35 (3) | 15/37 (40)-1/37 (3) |
| Fat (%) | ||
| Basal | 29.40 ± 5.13 | 29.78 ± 5.64 |
| Final | 28.09 ± 5.06* | 28.78 ± 5.91* |
| Obesity prevalence2 (%) | ||
| Basal | 14/35 (40) | 15/37 (41) |
| Final | 10/35 (28) | 11/37 (30) |
Data are means ± SD unless noted. Age, BMI and % Fat were analyzed by Student's paired t-test.
1 Overweight and obesity values within the range 25.0–29.9 and 30.0–34.9, according to the WHO.
2 Considered as obesity women with % fat values above 30%.
*P < 0.05 based on a Student's paired t-test (basal vs. final values).