Research Article
The Increase of Circulating PD-1- and PD-L1-Expressing Lymphocytes in Endometriosis: Correlation with Clinical and Laboratory Parameters
Table 1
Characteristics of the study and the control groups.
| | Parameter | Endometriosis
() | The control group
() | value |
| | Age (years) mean ± SD | 33.7 ± 6.7 | 34.1 ± 7.0 | NS | | Stage of the disease: | | I and II | 72% () | N/A | — | | III and IV | 28% () | | | | Adhesions | 52% () | N/A | — | | Dysmenorrhea | 76% () | N/A | — | | Infertility | 32% () | N/A | — | | Haemoglobin (g/dl) mean ± SD | 13.3 ± 0.9 | 13.4 ± 1.1 | NS | | Leukocytosis (×103 cells/μl) mean ± SD | 7.8 ± 0.9 | 6.8 ± 0.4 | NS | | Platelets (×103 cells/μl) mean ± SD | 253 ± 53.1 | 279 ± 57.1 | NS | | Ca-125 (U/ml) mean ± SD | 44.8 ± 10.7 | 9.23 ± 5.4 | | | HE-4 (pmol/l) mean ± SD | 33.7 ± 6.7 | 37.1 ± 9.1 | NS |
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NS = not significant, N/A = not applicable.
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