TABLE 1.
P‐values for the difference between the lesions of interest and the normal endometrium based on linear regression analysis
| Marker name | Type of lesions | 2 weeks | 4 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extent of tissue fibrosis | Endometriosis | ↑0.00095 | ↑0.00013 |
| Deep endometriosis | ↑1.1 × 10−5, R 2 = 0.53 |
↑4.0 × 10−9, R 2 = 0.73 |
|
| COX−2 | Endometriosis |
↑3.9 × 10−6 (↑1.5 × 10−7) |
↓0.039 (↓0.0005) |
| Deep endometriosis |
↑0.00091, R 2 = 0.56 (↑0.003, R 2 = 0.65) |
↓0.00043, R 2 = 0.37 (↓2.6 × 10−11, R 2 = 0.82) |
|
| EP2 | Endometriosis |
↑0.00032 (↑0.009) |
↓0.00023 (↓3.2 × 10−5) |
| Deep endometriosis |
0.11, R 2 = 0.39 (0.25, R 2 = 0.23) |
↓9.4 × 10−11, R 2 = 0.80 (↓1.3 × 10−12, R 2 = 0.85) |
|
| EP4 | Endometriosis |
↑0.0023 (↑0.022) |
↓7.6 × 10−5 (↓0.0011) |
| Deep endometriosis |
0.082, R 2 = 0.30 (0.34, R 2 = 0.18) |
↓3.0 × 10−6, R 2 = 0.59 (↓1.9 × 10−7, R 2 = 0.64) |
The red and blue arrows indicate the significant increase and decrease, respectively. The numbers shown in parenthesis are for the epithelial component.
The arrows ↑ and ↓ indicate, respectively, an increasing or decreasing trend by the sign of the regression coefficient. If an arrow is absent, then the regression coefficient is not statistically significant, indicating no association.