Table 2 Demographics and characteristics of study participants
Characteristics | Control | Case | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 32.96 ± 6.91 | 32.04 ± 7.56 | 0.527 |
BMI | 24.97 ± 4.71 | 24.73 ± 4.18 | 0.790 |
Parity | 0 (0–4) | 0 (0–3) | < 0.0001 |
Chronic pelvic pain | |||
No | 42 (84) | 15 (30) | < 0.0001 |
Yes | 8 (16) | 35 (70) | |
Painful menstruation | |||
No | 26 (52) | 1 (2) | < 0.0001 |
Yes | 24 (48) | 49 (98) | |
Painful intercourse | |||
No | 47 (94) | 25 (50) | < 0.0001 |
Yes | 3 (6) | 22 (44) | |
I don’t know | – | 3 (6) | |
Bleeding/site of bleeding | |||
None | 50 (100) | 40 (80) | 0.001 |
Umbilicus | – | 10 (20) | |
Blood in stool | |||
No | 49 (98) | 47 (94) | 0.702 |
Yes | – | 3 (6) | |
I don’t know | 1 (2) | – | |
Painful defaecation | |||
No | 50 (100) | 35 (70) | < 0.0001 |
Yes | – | 15 (30) | |
Blood in urine | |||
No | 49 (98) | 47 (94) | 0.399 |
Yes | – | 1 (2) | |
I don’t know | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | |
Painful urination | |||
No | 50 (100) | 36 (72) | < 0.0001 |
Yes | – | 14 (28) | |
Convulsion during menstruation | |||
No | 50 (100) | 49 (98) | 0.317 |
I don’t know | – | 1 (2) | |
Coughing up blood | |||
No | 50 (100) | 50 (100) | - |
Abdominal swelling | |||
No | 49 (98) | 35 (70) | < 0.0001 |
Yes | 1 (2) | 15 (30) | |
Ascites | |||
No | 50 (100) | 33 (66) | < 0.0001 |
Yes | – | 17 (34) | |
Pleural effusion | |||
No | 50 (100) | 43 (86) | 0.006 |
Yes | – | 7 (14) | |
Type of endometriosis | |||
Pelvic | 50 (100) | 27 (54) | < 0.0001 |
Extra-pelvic | – | 23 (46) | |
No Symptom | |||
NO | 31 (62) | 50 (100) | < 0.0001 |
YES | 19 (38) | - | |
Family history of endometriosis | |||
No | 50 (100) | 46 (92) | 0.056 |
Yes | – | 3 (6) | |
I don’t know | – | 1 (2) | |
Method of diagnosis | |||
Laparotomy | 47 (94) | 19 (38) | < 0.0001 |
Laparoscopy | 3 (6) | 15 (30) | |
Clinical features | – | 14 (28) | |
Histology | – | 2 (4) | |
Serum VEGF level (pg/ml) | 82.81 [72.90 – 113.82] | 82.68 [69.11 – 121.11] | 0.967 |
Serum VEGF level (pg/ml) based on methods of diagnosis | |||
Histologically confirmed Non-histologic diagnosis | 82.81 [72.90–113.82] – – | – 76.7 [67–123] 82.8 [70.8–113.6] | 0.893 |