Table 4.
Relationships between clinical variables, opioid use, and surgery
| Parameter, mean (SD) | Opioid use | Surgery | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 158) |
No (n = 480) |
F value | p value | Yes (n = 392) |
No (n = 245) |
F value | p value | |
| Age, years | 32.77 (8.10) | 33.62 (8.20) | 1.27 | 0.26 | 34.15 (8.03) | 32.22 (8.28) | 8.42 | 0.004 |
| Weight, lbs | 156.72 (44.2) | 151.21 (36.5) | 2.38 | 0.12 | 156.7 (41.6) | 146.15 (32.28) | 11.23 | 0.001 |
| Height, in | 64.36 (2.73) | 64.80 (2.86) | 2.89 | 0.09 | 64.71 (2.80) | 64.66 (2.89) | 0.05 | 0.82 |
| BMI | 26.47 (6.88) | 25.37 (5.93) | 3.71 | 0.06 | 26.31 (6.68) | 24.61 (5.17) | 11.26 | 0.001 |
| Years from diagnostic surgery to entry into CERT | 6.68 (6.55) | 7.03 (7.00) | 0.20 | 0.65 | 6.95 (6.90) | NA | NA | NA |
| Years from onset of pain to entry into CERT | 10.94 (9.29) | 9.86 (8.93) | 1.41 | 0.24 | 11.35 (9.18) | 8.49 (8.58) | 13.17 | < 0.001 |
| Number of prior surgeries | 2.00 (2.06) | 1.63 (1.03) | 5.53 | 0.02 | 1.74 (1.40) | NA | NA | NA |
| Current opioid use | NA | NA | NA | NA | 107 (27.3) | 51 (2.70) | 3.49 | 0.062 |
| Dysmenorrhea score | 2.51 (0.86) | 2.01 (1.01) | 28.75 | < 0.001 | 2.11 (1.05) | 2.17 (0.91) | 0.50 | 0.481 |
| Dyspareunia score | 1.54 (1.14) | 1.23 (1.13) | 7.70 | 0.006 | 1.39 (1.18) | 1.18 (1.06) | 4.63 | 0.032 |
| NMPP score | 2.32 (0.90) | 1.56 (0.93) | 73.57 | < 0.001 | 1.87 (0.97) | 1.57 (0.97) | 12.64 | < 0.001 |
| Total pelvic pain score | 6.43 (1.74) | 4.80 (2.13) | 60.55 | < 0.001 | 5.41 (2.23) | 4.93 (2.02) | 6.00 | 0.015 |
| Number of prior healthcare providers | 5.38 (5.14) | 3.54 (2.94) | 16.07 | < 0.001 | 4.31 (3.97) | 3.44 (3.06) | 4.36 | 0.037 |
p values were obtained from the overall analysis of variance