Comparison of microbial abundance and diversity in uterine and peritoneal fluid in infertile patients with or without endometriosis

Table 1 The basic characteristics of the patients

	Group 1 (n = 18)	Group 2 (n = 8)	Group 3 (n = 31)	P value
Age (years)	31.06 ± 5.55	28.75 ± 4.432	30.97 ± 5.295	0.538
BMI (kg/m²)	20.60 ± 2.83	20.88 ± 2.05	23.14 ± 2.98	0.007*
Infertility category				0.965
Primary infertility	8	4	14
Secondary infertility	10	4	17
Infertility time (years)	2.72 ± 2.35	2.00 ± 1.41	2.69 ± 2.02	0.672
Endometrial Thickness (mm)	8.67 ± 3.57	7.88 ± 1.96	7.43 ± 3.11	0.420
VAS scores	2.22 ± 2.56	1.13 ± 2.17	0.87 ± 1.84	0.103
CA 125 (U/ml)	106.64 ± 139.91	26.30 ± 17.63	15.35 ± 12.30	0.001*

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