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Table 4.

Correlation between mRNA levels of MMP-2, MMP-9, and PR-A/PR-B ratio in ovarian endometrioma and endometrial tissues from women with and without endometriosis


Different object	LnPR-A/PR-B
Different object	Endometriotic lesions	Eutopic endometrium	Control endometrium

LnMMP-2	r=0.09	r=0.09	r=-0.19
LnMMP-2	P=0.701	P=0.701	P=0.413
LnMMP-9	r=-0.21	r=-0.62^*	r=0.14
LnMMP-9	P=0.365	P=0.003	P=0.542

Pearson test: analysis of correlation between different groups. P values are calculated on logarithmic (Ln)-transformed data. MMP; Matrix metalloproteinase, and PR; Progesterone receptor, and r; Spearman’s rho test.