Table 1.

Baseline characteristics and persistent pelvic pain

	Pain improved (n=111)	Persistent pain (n=15)	P value
Age (year)	45.5 ± 10.0	43.4 ± 4.3	0.46
BMI (kg/m2)	32.9 ± 7.4	31.7 ± 7.6	0.55
Race (%)
White	87 (79.1)	9 (64.3)
Black	17 (15.5)	5 (35.7)	0.14
Other	6 (5.4)	0
Married, yes	89 (82.2)	11 (78.6)	0.84
Education
No HS diploma	3 (2.7)	1 (7.1)
HS or equivalent	17 (15.5)	2(14.3)	0.85
Some college	32 (29.1)	4 (28.6)
College graduate+	58 (52.7)	7 (50.0)
Disability Payments, yes	18 (16.4)	2 (14.3)	0.85
Occupational Status
Full time job or study	38 (34.6)	6 (42.9)
Part time	58 (52.7)	5 (35.7)	0.44
Not working	14 (12.7)	3 (21.4)
Pain severity (0-10 NRS)
Week before menses	4.6 ± 2.7	5.0± 4.1	0.68
During menses	7.1 ± 2.3	6.5 ± 3.0	0.44
Week after menses	3.1 ± 2.4	3.6 ± 3.5	0.54
With voiding	2.1 ± 2.5	1.8 ± 2.7	0.78
With bowel movements	1.9 ± 2.6	2.7 ± 2.7	0.25
Average pelvic pain in past 3-months	5.3 ± 1.8	6.1 ± 2.4	0.10
Days of any pelvic pain per month	16.5 ± 10.6	15.1 ± 10.3	0.63
Days of severe pelvic pain per month	7.6 ± 7.7	7.5 ± 8.8	0.99
Duration of pelvic pain (years)	9.6 ± 9.8	10.6 ± 12.7	0.80
History of surgically documented endometriosis prior to hysterectomy	11 (10.0)	2 (13.3)	0.69
Number of prior surgeries for endometriosis or CPP	92 (84.4)	11 (78.6)
0	14 (12.8)	3 (21.4)	0.58
1	3 (2.8)	0
2
Number of all prior surgeries
0	35 (32.1)	3 (21.4)	0.23
1	30 (27.5)	7 (50.0)
>=2	4 (40.4)	4 (28.6)
Current opioid user	18 (16.2)	2 (13.3)	0.77
Fibromyalgia Survey Score (0-31)	7.4 ± 4.5	10.6 ± 5.2	0.01
Depression (HADS depression score ≥11)	6 (7.7)	1 (12.5)	0.64
Anxiety (HADS anxiety score ≥11)	19 (24.4)	1 (12.5)	0.45

NRS (numeric rating score); CPP (chronic pelvic pain). All values are reported as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation