TABLE 3.
Pain in women diagnosed with endometriosis experiencing chronic pain
| Women with endometriosis‐related chronic pain | p‐value b | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No other pain disorders n (%) | + Other pain disorders n (%) a | ||
| Pain frequency | n = 133 | n = 131 | |
| Daily | 37 (27.8%) | 58 (44.3%) | <0.001 |
| >1 per week | 33 (24.8%) | 41 (31.3%) | |
| ≤1 per week | 63 (47.4%) | 32 (24.4%) | |
| Total length of pain episodes per day | n = 130 | n = 130 | |
| <1 h | 23 (17.7%) | 8 (6.2%) | 0.010 |
| 2–9 h | 63 (48.5%) | 79 (60.8%) | |
| 10–24 h | 44 (33.8%) | 43 (33.1%) | |
| Average pain intensity in last 24 h | n = 122 | n = 120 | |
| <4 | 87 (71.3%) | 55 (45.8%) | <0.001 |
| ≥4 | 35 (28.7%) | 65 (54.2%) | |
| Average pain intensity in last 4 weeks | n = 124 | n = 119 | |
| <4 | 47 (37.9%) | 27 (22.7%) | 0.012 |
| ≥4 | 77 (62.1%) | 92 (77.3%) | |
| Localization of most severe pain | n = 131 | n = 128 | |
| Pelvis/Lower abdomen | 115 (87.8%) | 105 (82.0%) | 0.444 |
| Anus | 6 (4.6%) | 8 (6.2%) | |
| Vagina | 3 (2.3%) | 2 (1.6%) | |
| Other localisation | 7 (5.3%) | 13 (10.2%) | |
| Dyspareunia | n = 130 | n = 117 | |
| Never, very rarely | 36 (27.7%) | 20 (17.1%) | 0.141 |
| Rarely, sometimes | 60 (46.2%) | 62 (53.0%) | |
| Normally, almost always | 34 (26.2%) | 35 (29.9%) | |
| Dysmenorrhoea | n = 128 | n = 128 | |
| Never | 2 (1.6%) | 3 (2.3%) | 0.001 |
| Yes, but only in the past | 36 (28.1%) | 14 (10.9%) | |
| Yes, currently | 90 (70.3%) | 111 (86.7%) | |
a
Fisher's exact test for categorial variables.
b
Other (chronic) pain disorders = migraine/headache, inflammatory bowel disease, back pain, stomach pain, rheumatic disorders and arthrosis.