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Table 3 Comparison of serum macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF, pg/ml) between different endometriosis stages

From: Serum macrophage migration inhibition factor for diagnosing endometriosis and its severity: case-control study

MIF (pg/ml)

Endometriosis Stage

 

Stage I (n = 75)

Stage II (n = 21)

Stage III (n = 39)

Stage IV (n = 15)

p-value

Mean ± SD

1.3 ± 1.03

1.7 ± 1.57

2.1 ± 1.19

3.2 ± 2.6

<  0.001

Median (range)

1.2 (0.0–5.4)

1.4 (0.0–6.7)

2.0 (1.0–7.8)

2.2 (1.2–11.1)

95% CI

1.063–1.537

0.985–2.415

1.714–2.487

1.759–4.641

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