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. 2021 Dec 15;2:767114. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2021.767114

Table 1.

Socio-demographic, health-related, and diagnostic characteristics of study participants.

Variables EP (n = 12) HC (n = 11) p-value
Age (years), mean (SD) 33.67 (6.31) 29.14 (6.77) 0.16a
BMI, mean (SD) 21.63 (2.03) 22.04 (4.26) 0.48a
Educational background, n (%)
Secondary school 1 (8.25) 0
High school 4 (33.33) 0
A-level 4 (33.33) 3 (27.27)
University degree 3 (25) 8 (72.72) 0.06b
Relationship status, n (%)
Single 3 (25) 1 (9.1)
In a relationship (not married) 7 (58.33) 8 (72.72)
Married 2 (16.67) 2 (18.18) 0.6b
Months since first endometriosis diagnosis, mean (SD) 41.92 (17.74)
Endometriosis stage, ASRM Score, n (%)
I 3 (25)
II 3 (25)
III 3 (25)
IV 3 (25)
Depression, Anxiety, Stress (during menstruation), mean (SD)
Depression (HADS) 6.25 (3.67) 3 (3.13) 0.03c
Anxiety (HADS) 7.75 (3.1) 4.45 (2.42) 0.01c
State anxiety (STAI) 42.82 (4.26) 39.78 (5.29) 0.17c
Stress scale (PHQ) 7.25 (3.91) 3 (1.84) <0.001c
Physical symptoms and Quality of Life (during menstruation), mean (SD)
Physical symptoms scale (PHQ) 8.25 (3.22) 1.64 (1.21) <0.001c
Physical health sum score (SF-12) 43.96 (9.06) 55.92 (2.25) <0.001c
Mental health sum score (SF-12) 39.01 (10.74) 51.09 (4.15) <0.001c
Habitual Well-being (FW-7) 22.08 (6.37) 27.91 (4.78) 0.02c

EP, endometriosis patients; HC, healthy controls; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; STAI, State and Trait Anxiety Inventory; PHQ, Patient Health Questionnaire; IQR, interquartile range; SF-12, 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey; FW-7, Marburger Fragebogen zum habituellen Wohlbefinden; ASRM, American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

a

Two-sided independent t-test,

b

Pearson's Chi-Square-Test,

c

Mann-Whitney-U-Test.