TABLE 4.
Chronic pain and associated impairment of different aspects of daily life
| Aspects of daily life n = 265 b |
Endometriosis‐related pain No other pain disorders |
Endometriosis‐related pain + Other pain disorders a | p‐value f | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Moderate n (%) c |
Severe n (%) d |
Mean ± SD | Median e |
Moderate n (%) c |
Severe n (%) d |
Mean ± SD e | Median e | ||
| Standing | 48 (37.21%) | 28 (21.71%) | 4.5 ± 3.1 | 5 | 52 (40.94%) | 30 (23.62%) | 5.0 ± 3.0 | 5 | 0.651 |
| Sitting | 49 (37.98%) | 23 (17.83%) | 4.2 ± 3.0 | 4 | 41 (32.54%) | 30 (23.81%) | 4.6 ± 3.1 | 4 | 0.449 |
| Walking | 50 (39.06%) | 21 (16.41%) | 4.2 ± 3.1 | 4 | 42 (33.33%) | 21 (16.67%) | 4.2 ± 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.605 |
| Urination | 28 (22.22%) | 14 (11.11%) | 2.8 ± 3.1 | 2 | 37 (29.6%) | 20 (16%) | 3.5 ± 3.3 | 3 | 0.134 |
| Defaecation | 38 (29.46%) | 36 (27.91%) | 4.7 ± 3.4 | 5 | 48 (38.4%) | 33 (26.4%) | 5.0 ± 3.3 | 5 | 0.286 |
| Eating | 33 (26.19%) | 9 (7.14%) | 2.7 ± 2.8 | 2 | 25 (20.16%) | 17 (13.71%) | 3.1 ± 3.0 | 2 | 0.168 |
| Family and domestic responsibilities | 43 (34.13%) | 28 (22.22%) | 4.4 ± 3.1 | 4 | 52 (41.27%) | 33 (26.19%) | 5.1 ± 2.9 | 5 | 0.193 |
| Sports activities | 47 (36.72%) | 48 (37.5%) | 5.7 ± 3.2 | 7 | 47 (37.01%) | 47 (37.01%) | 5.8 ± 3.1 | 6 | 1.000 |
| Social functioning | 42 (32.31%) | 42 (32.31%) | 5.1 ± 3.3 | 5.5 | 48 (37.8%) | 39 (30.71%) | 5.6 ± 3.1 | 5 | 0.639 |
| Professional life | 44 (34.38%) | 35 (27.34%) | 5.0 ± 3.1 | 5 | 45 (36.29%) | 47 (37.9%) | 5.9 ± 3.1 | 6.5 | 0.073 |
| Sleeping | 41 (31.54%) | 24 (18.46%) | 4.1 ± 3.0 | 3.5 | 48 (37.5%) | 36 (28.12%) | 5.1 ± 3.0 | 5 | 0.030 |
| Mood | 42 (32.56%) | 48 (37.21%) | 5.6 ± 3.1 | 6 | 46 (36.22%) | 57 (44.88%) | 6.4 ± 2.8 | 7 | 0.103 |
| Joy of life | 45 (34.35%) | 37 (28.24%) | 4.8 ± 3.3 | 5 | 39 (30.71%) | 54 (42.52%) | 6.0 ± 3.2 | 6 | 0.045 |
| Sexuality | 41 (31.78%) | 59 (45.74%) | 6.2 ± 3.2 | 7 | 38 (31.4%) | 62 (51.24%) | 6.8 ± 3.0 | 8 | 0.553 |
| Mean over all aspects | 42.2 (32.8%) | 32.3 (25.1%) | 4.6 ± 3.3 | 5 | 43.4 (34.5%) | 37.6 (29.9%) | 5.2 ± 3.2 | 5 | 0.518 |
a
n = women with endometriosis‐associated chronic pain.
b
n = women with moderate (≥4) impairment.
c
n = women with severe (>7) impairment.
d
Mean and median impairment on a 11‐point scale from ‘no pain’ (0) to ‘strongest pain’ (10).
e
Fisher's exact test for categorial variables.
f
Other (chronic) pain disorders = migraine/headache, inflammatory bowel disease, back pain, stomach pain, rheumatic disorders and arthrosis.