Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study sample and of the three types of diagnosis by expert sonographers.
| Variable | All (n = 100) |
Diagnosis by Expert Sonographers | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adenomyosis | Fibroids | Homogenous Echogenicity | |||
| (n = 25) | (n = 30) | (n = 45) | |||
| Age, years | 35.4 ± 8.0 | 35.1 ± 7.1 | 42.1 ± 6.2 | 31.1 ± 6.5 | <0.001 * |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 22.5 ± 2.5 | 22.0 ± 1.8 | 22.9 ± 2.3 | 22.5 ± 2.9 | 0.395 |
| Spontaneous delivery | 24 (24%) | 5 (20%) | 12 (40%) | 7 (16%) | 0.045 * |
| Caesarean section | 9 (9%) | 2 (8%) | 4 (13%) | 3 (7%) | 0.608 |
| Infertility | 22 (22%) | 4 (16%) | 7 (23%) | 11 (24%) | 0.700 |
| Previous surgery for endometriosis |
21 (21%) | 9 (36%) | 7 (23%) | 5 (11%) | 0.046 * |
| Hormonal therapy | 37 (37%) | 14 (56%) | 10 (33%) | 13 (29%) | 0.070 |
| Moderate to severe pain symptoms (NRS equal or superior to 5) | |||||
| Dysmenorrhea | 21 (21%) | 8 (32%) | 2 (7%) | 11 (24%) | 0.053 |
| Chronic pelvic pain | 8 (8%) | 2 (8%) | 1 (3%) | 5 (11%) | 0.574 |
| Dyspareunia | 19 (19%) | 9 (36%) | 4 (13%) | 6 (13%) | 0.063 |
| Heavy menstrual bleeding | 11 (11%) | 3 (12%) | 8 (27%) | 0 (0%) | <0.001 * |
| Coexistence of endometriosis at TVUS | |||||
| Deep endometriosis | 11 (11%) | 4 (16%) | 3 (10%) | 4 (9%) | 0.655 |
| Endometrioma | 27 (27%) | 9 (36%) | 7 (23%) | 11 (24%) | 0.501 |
* p-value ≤ 0.05. All characteristics were expressed as number (percentage). Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; kg, kilograms; m, meters; NRS: numerical rating scale; TVUS: transvaginal ultrasound.