Table 1.
Demographic data and symptoms in women undergoing surgery for endometriosis versus the control group.
| Endometriosis (N = 94) |
Control (N = 60) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD, years | 34.1 ± 6.0 | 42.7 ± 3.2 | <0.001∗ |
| BMI, mean ± SD, kg/m2 | 23.6 ± 4.8 | 23.8 ± 4.1 | 0.830 |
| Parous (%) | 42 (44.7%) | 58 (96.7%) | <0.001∗ |
| Parity, mean ± SD | 0.9 ± 1.2 | 2.4 ± 0.9 | <0.001∗ |
| Previous cesarean section (%) | 0.2 ± 0.6 | 0.3 ± 0.7 | 0.183 |
| Smoker (%) | 28 (29.8) | 9 (15.0) | 0.052 |
| Previous laparoscopy (%) | 47 (50.0) | 2 (3.3) | <0.001∗ |
| Dysmenorrhea (%) | 86 (92.5) | 14 (25.0) | <0.001∗ |
| Infertility (%) | 32 (35.6) | 14 (23.3) | 0.148 |
| Previous IVF treatment (%) | 25 (30%) | 9 (15%) | 0.038∗ |
| Number of IVF cycles, mean ± SD | 1.8 ± 3.9 | 0.6 ± 2.2 | 0.022∗ |
SD: standard deviation; IVF: in vitro fertilization treatment. ∗Statistically significant finding.