Table 1.
Patient characteristics and localization of endometriosis
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age diagnosis (years) (mean ± SD) | 32 ± 7 |
| BMI (mean ± SD) | 23.2 ± 4.4 |
| Partnership | |
| Single | 28 (24.3) |
| In a partnership | 87 (75.7) |
| Pregnancies | |
| 0 | 71 (61.7) |
| 1 | 28 (24.3) |
| 2 | 9 (7.8) |
| > 2 | 7 (6.1) |
| Births | |
| 0 | 87 (75.7) |
| 1 | 21 (18.3) |
| 2 | 6 (5.2) |
| > 2 | 1 (0.9) |
| Smoker | |
| Smoker | 27 (23.5) |
| Non-smoker | 88 (76.5) |
| Common symptoms (mulptiple selections possible) | |
| Dysmenorrhea | 108 (93.9) |
| Dyspareunia | 93 (80.9) |
| Dysuria | 75 (65.2) |
| Abdominal pain | 62 (53.9) |
| Chest pain | 12 (10.4) |
| Menarche (age) | |
| Mean (± SD) 12.7 ± 1.7 | |
| 8–10 years | 7 (6.1) |
| 11–14 years | 94 (81.7) |
| 15–17 years | 14 (12.2) |
| Bleeding duration (days) | |
| Mean (± SD) 5.0 ± 2.5 | |
| 1–4 days | 51 (44.3) |
| 5–8 days | 57 (49.6) |
| 9–14 days | 7 (6.1) |
| Bleeding intensity | |
| Amenorrhea | 5 (4.3) |
| Light | 7 (6.1) |
| Middle | 43 (37.4) |
| Strong | 60 (52.2) |
| Hormonal therapy in the last 3 months | |
| Yes | 27 (23.5) |
| Combined hormonal therapy | 9 (33.3) |
| Progesterone only | 18 (66.7) |
| No | 83 (72.2) |
| Not specified | 5 (4.3) |
| Period of time from the beginning of pain until diagnosis (years) | |
| Mean (± SD) 4.8 ± 6.1 | |
| Present wish to have children | |
| Yes | 41 (35.7) |
| No | 74 (64.3) |
| Peritoneal endometriosis | 26 (22.6) |
| Ovarian endometriosis | 23 (20%) |
| DIE | 52 (45.2) |
| DIE + ovarian endometriosis | 14 (12.2) |
The table should be placed in the results part after the section Demographics