Table 1 Demographic data of all the four studied groups
Number of the patients in each group | Infertility without endometriosis N = 99 | Endometriosis with infertility N = 97 | Endometriosis without infertility N = 102 | Normal population N = 100 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||||
≤ 30 | 38 (38.4) | 36 (37.1) | 29 (28.4) | 50 (50) | 0 < .001 |
30-40 | 57 (57.6) | 51 (52.6) | 44 (43.1) | 32 (32) | |
> 40 | 4 (4) | 10 (10.3) | 29 (28.4) | 18 (18) | |
BMI | |||||
< 25 | 44 (44.4) | 64 (66) | 64 (62.7) | 91 (91) | 0 < .001 |
≥ 25 | 55 (55.6) | 33 (34) | 38 (37.3) | 9 (9) | |
Marital Status | |||||
Single | 0 | 1(1.0) | 35 (29.4) | 27 (27) | 0 < .001 |
Married | 99 (100) | 96 (99) | 72 (7.06) | 73 (73) | |
Education | |||||
Low | 43(43.4) | 39 (40.2) | 30 (29.4) | 12 (12) | 0 < .001 |
Medium | 33(33.3) | 30 (30.9) | 38 (37.3) | 39 (39) | |
High | 23(23.2) | 28 (28.9) | 34 (33.3) | 49 (49) | |
Job | |||||
Housewife | 94(94.9) | 87 (89.7) | 72(70.6) | 67 (67) | 0 < .001 |
Employee | 5(5.1) | 7 (7.2) | 16 (15.7) | 15 (15) | |
Other | 0 | 3 (3.1) | 14 (13.7) | 18 (18) | |
Socio-economic status | |||||
Low | 32 (32.3) | 54 (55.7) | 35 (34.3) | 21 (21) | .001 |
Medium | 67 (67.7) | 43 (44.3) | 67 (65.7) | 79(79) | |
Ethnicity | |||||
Persian | 65 (65.7) | 65 (67) | 75 (73.5) | 66(66) | .20 |
Others | 34 (34.3) | 32(33) | 27(26.5) | 34(34) | |
Residency | |||||
Center of province | 57(57.6) | 41(42.3) | 58 (56.9) | 96(96) | .053 |
Others | 42(42.4) | 56(57.7) | 44 (43.1) | 4(4) | |
Previous live birth | |||||
No | 99(100) | 97(100) | 9(8.8) | – | 0 < .001 |
Yes | 0(0) | 0(0) | 63(61.8) | – | |
Single woman | 0(0) | 0(0) | 30 (29.4) | – | |
Previous surgery for endometriosis | |||||
No | 99 (100) | 89 (91.8) | 93(91.2) | – | 0 < .001 |
Yes | 0 (0) | 8 (8.2) | 9 (8.8) | – | |
Menstrual cycle | |||||
Regular | 70 (70.7) | 84 (86.6) | 67 (65.7) | – | .002 |
Irregular | 29(29.3) | 13(13.4) | 35 (34.3) | – | |
First menarche age | 12.97 ± 1.79 | 12.68 ± 1.52 | 12.93 ± 1.54 | – | .40 |
Duration years of Infertility | 7.07 ± 4.79 | 5.67 ± 5.3 | – | – | .054 |