Table 1.
Mean and standard deviation (mean ± SD) of general and lifestyle characteristics observed in controls (n = 24) and cases (n = 52) considered together and divided by type of endometriosis, i.e., either endometrioma alone (n = 26) or deep pelvic infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) with or without endometrioma (n = 26). Significance of the between-group comparisons is reported.
| A Controls |
B Endometriosis |
B vs. A p Value |
C Endometrioma |
C vs. A p Value |
D DIE |
D vs. A p Value |
D vs. C p Value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs.) | 33.1 ± 6.4 | 33.6 ± 6.2 | 0.745 | 33.9 ± 6.5 | 0.674 | 33.4 ± 5.9 | 0.768 | 0.898 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.4 ± 4.5 | 22.8 ± 4.1 | 0.585 | 23.27 ± 4.23 | 0.917 | 22.29 ± 4.11 | 0.383 | 0.421 |
| Smoking (n/day) | 1.09 ± 2.9 | 2.15 ± 4.5 | 0.315 | 2.64 ± 5.45 | 0.192 | 1.58 ± 3.16 | 0.687 | 0.360 |
| Tea (units/day) | 0.67 ± 0.88 | 0.36 ± 0.55 | 0.07 | 0.50 ± 0.63 | 0.360 | 0.20 ± 0.37 | 0.017 | 0.103 |
| Activity (min/day) | 4.54 ± 9.86 | 10.46 ± 19.5 | 0.182 | 10.1 ± 20.7 | 0.262 | 10.8 ± 18.5 | 0.224 | 0.886 |
| Alcohol (unit/day) | 0.013 ± 0.04 | 0.163 ± 0.32 | 0.033 | 0.123 ± 0.264 | 0.158 | 0.210 ± 0.38 | 0.016 | 0.252 |
| Cocoa (unit/die) | 1.51 ± 1.66 | 0.877 ± 0.88 | 0.039 | 1.09 ± 0.79 | 0.214 | 0.625 ± 0.92 | 0.012 | 0.143 |
DIE: Deep Infiltarting Endometriosis; Bold values—significant values (p value < 0.05).