Table 1.
Demographic characteristics
| E2/NOMAC group n = 99 |
DNG group n = 98 |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age range (years) | 18 to 38 | 18 to 39 | 1 |
| Mean age | 26.4 ± 6.8 | 27.4 ± 8.3 | 0.3 |
| BMI kg/m2 | 21.8 ± 4.7 | 22.1 ± 3.5 | 0.6 |
| Age at menarche | 12.6 ± 2.4 | 12.8 ± 3.1 | 0.6 |
| Menstrual cycle length (days) | 26 to 32 | 26 to 33 | 1 |
| Duration of menses (days) | 4.5 ± 2.2 | 4.1 ± 1.8 | 0.1 |
| Chronic Pelvic Pain | 99 (100%) | 98 (100%) | 1 |
| Time from onset ranged (years) | 2 to 10 | 2 to 10 | 1 |
| Dysmenorrhea | 73 (73.7%) | 74 (75.5%) | 0.9 |
| Dyspareunia | 62 (62.6%) | 63 (64.3%) | 1 |
| Parity | |||
| Nulliparous | 74 (74.7%) | 75 (76.5%) | 0.9 |
| One or more children | 25 (25.3%) | 23 (23.5%) | 0.9 |
| Cigarette smoking | |||
| Non-smoker | 84 (84.8%) | 82 (83.7%) | 0.9 |
| Current smoker | 15 (15.2%) | 16 (16.3%) | 0.7 |
| Daily cigarettes | 15.3 ± 3.2 | 14.7 ± 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 117.5 ± 9.5 | 119.2 ± 5.7 | 0.13 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 71.3 ± 7.8 | 69.5 ± 7.5 | 0.1 |
| Heart rate (× min) | 72.5 ± 8.6 | 70.6 ± 5.5 | 0.06 |