Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Gastrointestinal symptoms among endometriosis patients—A case-cohort study
Patients with endometriosis n = 109 | |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 36.78 ± 7.39 |
BMI (kg/m2), missing value = 4 | 24.00 (22.00–26.00) |
Marital status (n, %), missing value = 1 | |
Living alone | 36, 33.0 |
Married or living with a partner | 70, 64.2 |
Living with parents | 2, 1.8 |
Education (n, %) | |
Not completed elementary school | 1, 0.9 |
Completed elementary school | 2, 1.8 |
Completed secondary school | 20, 18.3 |
More than a year of further education after secondary school | 24, 22.0 |
Degree from university or college | 62, 56.9 |
Occupation (n, %), missing value = 1 | |
Work full time | 62, 56.9 |
Work 99–51 % | 22, 20.2 |
Work 1–50 % | 8, 7.3 |
On sick-leave | 5, 4.6 |
Retired | 1, 0.9 |
Unemployed | 1, 0.9 |
Student | 9, 8.3 |
Smoking habits (n, %) | |
Smoke regularly | 8, 7.3 |
Smoke occasionally | 10, 9.2 |
Do not smoke, but have been a smoker | 21, 19.3 |
Have never smoked | 70, 64.2 |
Snuff habits (n, %) | |
Snuff regularly | 6, 5.5 |
Do not snuff but have been a regular snuff user | 3, 2.8 |
Have never used snuff | 100, 91.7 |
Alcohol use (n, %) | |
Less than one standard glass a week | 68, 62.4 |
1–4 standard glasses a week | 31, 28.4 |
5–9 standard glasses a week | 10, 9.2 |
Physical exercise (n, %) | |
No time | 18, 16.5 |
Less than 30 minutes a week | 16, 14.7 |
30–90 minutes a week | 37, 33.9 |
More than 90 minutes a week | 38, 34.9 |