Table 2.
Training set N (%) = 1126 |
Validation set N (%) N = 100 |
P < value | |
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Demographics characteristics | |||
Age (mean ± SD) | 29 ± 8 | 31 ± 5 | < 0.001 |
BMI (body mass index) (mean ± SD) | 23.41 ± 4.88 | 24.3 ± 4.82 | < 0.001 |
Mother/daughter history of endometriosis | |||
Yes | 21 (1.9%) | 8 (8%) | |
No | 1105 (98.1%) | 92 (92%) | 0.001 |
Endometriosis phenotype | |||
Dysmenorrhea/VAS of dysmenorrhea (mean ± SD) | 6 ± 3.4 | 7.3 ± 3 | < 0.001 |
Maximum length of periods (mean ± SD) | 6 ± 4 | 8 ± 4 | < 0.001 |
Abdominal pain outside menstruation | |||
Yes | 721 (64.1%) | 67 (67%) | |
No | 405 (35.9%) | 33 (33%) | 0.5527 |
Pain suggesting sciatica | |||
Yes | 427 (37.9%) | 53 (53%) | 0.003 |
No | 699 (62.1%) | 47 (47%) | |
Pain on sexual intercourse | 3.8 ± 3.5 | 5.1 ± 3.5 | < 0.001 |
Lower back pain outside menstruation | |||
Yes | 693 (61.5)% | 79 (79%) | 0.00053 |
No | 433 (38.5)% | 21 (21%) | |
Painful defecation (mean ± SD) | 3.2 ± 3.3 | 4.2 ± 3.3 | < 0.001 |
Alternating diarrhea/constipation during menstruation | |||
Yes | 718 (63.7%) | 80 (80%) | |
No | 408 (36.3%) | 20 (20%) | 0.0010 |
Urinary pain during menstruation (mean ± SD) | 1.4 ± 2.5 | 1.9 ± 2.9 | < 0.001 |
Blood in the stools during menstruation | |||
Yes | 179 (15.9%) | 20 (20%) | 0.2862 |
No | 947 (84.1%) | 80 (80%) | |
Blood in urine during menstruation | |||
Yes | 150 (13.3%) | 17 (17%) | 0.3040 |
No | 976 (86.7%) | 83 (83%) | |
Quality of life | |||
Absenteeism duration in the last 6 months (mean ± SD) | 7 ± 22 | 23 ± 31 | < 0.001 |
Number of non-hormonal pain treatments used (mean ± SD) | 1 ± 1 | 2 ± 2 | < 0.001 |