The Serum Levels of the Soluble Factors sCD40L and CXCL1 Are Not Indicative of Endometriosis

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Baseline characteristics of the endometriosis patients and controls
Characteristic	Endometriosis,	Controls,	value
Age	34.8 ± 6.9	37.5 ± 6.9	NS
BMI	21.8 ± 4.0	25.6 ± 5.0	.002
Dysmenorrhea	27 (87.1)	17 (58.6)	.013
Mild dysmenorrhea	9 (29)	5 (17.2)
Moderate-to-severe dysmenorrhea	18 (58.1)	12 (41.4)
Dyspareunia	18 (58.1)	12 (41.4)	NS
Mild dyspareunia	9 (29)	2 (6.9)
Moderate-to-severe dyspareunia	9 (29)	10 (34.5)
Cycle phase
Proliferative	17 (54.8)	21 (72.4)	NS
Secretory	14 (45.2)	8 (27.6)

Note. Values in parentheses represent percentages. NS: not significant.
Values are given in mean ± standard deviation.
Minimal/mild dysmenorrhea/dyspareunia covers VAS from 1 to 5 points, and moderate-to-severe dysmenorrhea/dyspareunia covers VAS from 6 to 10 points.