Table 1.
Patient characteristics at baseline
| Study A (N = 252) | Study B (N = 198) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age mean (SD) | 30. 8 (5.9) | 31.4 (6.4) |
| Race/ethnicity n (%) | ||
| Caucasian | 247 (98.0 %) | 196 (99.0 %) |
| Hispanic | 1 (0.4 %) | |
| Asian | 3 (1.2 %) | 2 (1.0 %) |
| Other | 1 (0.4 %) | |
| Country of origin n (%) | ||
| Germany | 166 (65.9 %) | 60 (30.3 %) |
| Italy | 20 (7.9 %) | 19 (9.6 %) |
| Austria | 10 (4.0 %) | |
| Poland | 36 (14.3 %) | |
| Portugal | 1 (0.4 %) | |
| Spain | 19 (7.5 %) | |
| Ukraine | 119 (60.1 %) | |
| Baseline SF-36 | n (%) at floor | n (%) at ceiling | n (%) at floor | n (%) at ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical functioning | 0 | 54 (21.4) | 0 | 21 (10.7) |
| Role physical | 65 (25.9) | 84 (33.5) | 48 (24.4) | 48 (24.4) |
| Bodily pain | 14 (5.6) | 11 (4.4) | 2 (1.0) | 3 (1.5) |
| General health perceptions | 0 | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.5) | 0 |
| Vitality | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 2 (1.0) | 0 |
| Social functioning | 2 (0.8) | 61 (24.2) | 1 (0.5) | 22 (11.2) |
| Role emotional | 52 (20.6) | 125 (49.6) | 44 (22.3) | 83 (42.1) |
| Mental health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5) |
| Pain VAS | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 54.4 | 26.6 | 56.9 | 17.9 |
| Quartile 1 | 17.8 | – | 34.9 | – |
| Quartile 2 | 46.5 | – | 48.3 | – |
| Quartile 3 | 65.4 | – | 62.8 | – |
| Quartile 4 | 86.6 | – | 80.6 | – |
| B&B pelvic pain severity | n | % | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 2 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Mild | 69 | 27.4 | 34 | 18 |
| Moderate | 141 | 56 | 130 | 68.8 |
| Severe | 40 | 15.9 | 24 | 12.7 |