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Table 2 Demographics and characteristics of study participants

From: Serum concentrations of IL-16 and its genetic polymorphism rs4778889 affect the susceptibility and severity of endometriosis in Nigerian women

Characteristics

Questionnaire answer

Reference group (n = 65)

Case (n = 65)

p-value

Age

 

32.8 ± 6.67

33.06 ± 6.78

0.817

BMI

 

25.3 ± 4.38

24.4 ± 4.19

0.842

Number of births

 

0–4

0–3

-

Chronic pelvic pain

NO

56 (86.2%)

20 (30.8%)

< 0.0001

YES

9 (13.8%)

45 (69.2%)

Painful menstruation

NO

34 (52.3%)

3 (4.6%)

< 0.0001

YES

31 (47.7%)

62 (95.4%)

Painful intercourse

NO

60 (92.3%)

32 (49.2%)

< 0.0001

YES

5 (7.7%)

29 (44.6%)

I don’t know

-

4 (6.2%)

Bleeding/site of bleeding

None

-

50 (76.9%)

-

Umbilicus

-

15 (23.1%)

Blood in stool

NO

64 (98.5%)

62 (95.4%)

0.703

YES

-

3 (4.6%)

I don’t know

1 (1.5%)

-

Painful defaecation

NO

65 (100%)

48 (73.8%)

< 0.0001

YES

-

17 (26.2%)

Blood in urine

NO

64 (98.5%)

62 (95.4%)

0.400

YES

-

1 (1.5%)

I don’t know

1 (1.5%)

2 (3.1%)

Painful urination

NO

64 (98.5%)

49 (75.4%)

< 0.0001

YES

1 (1.5%)

15 (23.1%)

I don’t know

-

1 (1.5%)

Convulsion during menstruation

NO

65 (100%)

64 (98.5%)

0.317

I don’t know

-

1 (1.5%)

Coughing up blood

NO

65 (100%)

63 (96.9%)

0.496

YES

-

2 (3.1%)

Ascites

NO

64 (98.5%)

43 (66.2%)

< 0.0001

YES

1 (1.5%)

22 (33.8%)

Pleural effusion

NO

65 (100%)

54 (83.1%)

0.001

YES

-

11 (16.9%)

Type of endometriosis

Pelvic

-

35 (53.8%)

-

Extra-pelvic

-

29 (44.6%)

Both

-

1 (1.5%)

 

No Symptom

NO

43 (66.2%)

64 (98.5%)

< 0.0001

YES

22 (33.8%)

1 (1.5%)

Family history of endometriosis

NO

65 (100%)

61 (93.8%)

0.056

YES

-

3 (4.6%)

I don’t know

-

1 (1.5%)

Method of diagnosis

Laparotomy

53 (94.6%)

24 (36.9%)

0.120

Laparoscopy

3 (5.4%)

18 (27.7%)

Clinical features

-

19 (29.2%)

Histology

-

2 (3.1%)

Thoracotomy

-

2 (3.1%)

 
  1. Age and BMI are presented as Mean (± S.D.), number of births is presented as median (range), and others as frequency (percentage)