Table 1.
Demographic, pain, and menstrual data by endometriosis diagnosis
| General demographics | All women with dysmenorrhea (All Dys) (n=168) | No laparoscopy (No Lap) (n=45) | Endometriosis confirmed (Endo+) (n=101) | Endometriosis excluded (Endo−) (n=22) | Significance Endo+ vs Endo− (P-value)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (SD) | 29.2 (8.4) | 29.3 (8.3) | 29.2 (8.3) | 28.8 (9.7) | 0.848 |
| Mean age menarche (SD) | 12.7 (1.7) | 12.7 (2.0) | 12.8 (1.7) | 12.6 (1.5) | 0.753 |
| Previous pregnancy (%) | 39.9 | 40 | 38.6 | 45.5 | 0.553 |
| Parous (%) | 32.7 | 31.8 | 32.0 | 38.1 | 0.588 |
| Menstrual and pain data | |||||
| Severity dysmenorrhea 0–10 scale (SD) | 7.9 (1.7) | 7.2 (2.0) | 8.1 (1.5) | 8.3 (1.6) | 0.528 |
| Age dysmenorrhea began (SD) | 16.2 (6.1) | 16.7 (6.4) | 15.9 (5.8) | 16.48 (6.9) | 0.699 |
| Dysmenorrhea days per month (SD) | 7.2 (6.0) | 5.7 (5.1) | 8.1 (6.6) | 6.1 (4.0) | 0.235 |
| Days per month pelvic pain (SD) | 17.9 (9.1) | 15.5 (9.2) | 18.3 (9.1) | 21.1 (8.0) | 0.177 |
Notes: All Dys, all women with dysmenorrhea, chi-squared test; Endo+, women with endometriosis confirmed; Endo−, women with endometriosis excluded; No Lap, women where no laparoscopy had been performed;
*
comparison of mean by independent samples t-test.