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%) |