Table 3.
The preoperative levels of β-endorphin in the study group (with ovarian cancer—III–IV stage according to FIGO) and the control group (with benign neoplastic lesions and simple ovarian cysts).
FIGO III,IV (n = 68) |
Control Group (n = 61) |
95% CI | |||||||
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M | SD | M | SD | Vol | p | LL | UL | d Cohen | |
β-endorphin levels | 208.6 | 14.23 | 302.00 | 24.49 | −28.67 | <0.001 | −102.39 | −91.98 | 4.96 |
M—median; SD—standard deviation; p—significance level; 95% CI—confidence interval, LL—lower limit; UL—upper limit; d Cohen—the size of the effect.