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Table 2 Quality of life via EHP30 questionnaire in all the four studied groups

From: Comparing the quality of life of endometriotic patients’ before and after treatment with normal and infertile patients based on the EHP30 questionnaire

Variable

infertility without Endometriosis

N = 99

Endometriosis with infertility

N = 97

Endometriosis without infertility

N = 102

normal population

N = 100

P value

Pain

32.49 ± 13.83 b

53.90 ± 22.61

58.61 ± 20.94

20.0 ± 0.0 a

< 0.001

Control and powerlessness

55.63 ± 22.39

62.61 ± 23.42

62.51 ± 23.08

20.0 ± 0.0 a

< 0.001

Emotional well-being

56.56 ± 20.6

62.57 ± 23.23

59.77 ± 21.77

20.0 ± 0.0 a

< 0.001

Social support

60.10 ± 21.09

57.26 ± 26.21

57.54 ± 22.91

20.0 ± 0.0 a

< 0.001

Self-image

45.52 ± 21.42

48.31 ± 22.32

45.29 ± 23.90

20.0 ± 0.0 a

< 0.001

Total

34.943 ± 11.59 a

57.27 ± 19.47

58.15 ± 18.89

20.0 ± 0.0 a

< 0.001

Work

47.06 ± 19.7

44.44 ± 18.5

47.26 ± 21.5

20.0 ± 0.0a

< 0.001

relationship with children

44.28 ± 21.5b

46.83 ± 29.96

20.0 ± 0.0a

< 0.001

Intercourse [22]

33.7 ± 17.2 b

45.68 ± 26.43

48.52 ± 23.19

20.0 ± 0.0 a

< 0.001

Infertility

62.3 ± 21.67

62.66 ± 22.04

47.36 ± 25.22 a

< 0.001

Medical profession

24.42 ± 9.88

30.78 ± 14.24

.003

Treatment of Endometriosis

39.74 ± 25.96

54.43 ± 24.33

.01

  1. All the results are presented as the mean ± SD
  2. P: P-value refers to comparisons between the groups (Kruskal-Wallis test or ANOVA as appropriated)
  3. All P-values for pair wise between-group differences were obtained by post hoc bon ferroni test; only statistically significant results are shown
  4. aP < 0.001 versus control
  5. bP < 0.05 versus control