Life-time experience of violence as a risk factor for symptomatic endometriosis

Figures & data

Figure 1. Different types of violence in women reporting experiences of violence (N = 41/118).

Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of women with and without a history of violence (N = 118).

	Women with a history of violence (N = 41)	Women without a history of violence (N = 77)	p-Value
Age in years	38.00 ± 6.75	38.49 ± 6.66	.735
Partnership			.387
Single	6/41 (14.63)	7/75 (9.33)
Married/ steady relationship	35/41 (85.37)	68/75 (90.67)
Educational degree			.431
Lower than Bachelor’s degree	21/40 (52.50)	32/76 (42.10)
Bachelor’s degree ≤ and higher	19/40 (47.50)	44/76 (57.89)
Working status (N (%))			.001*
Unemployed	11/41 (26.83)	4/77 (5.19)
Employed	30/41 (73.17)	73/77 (94.81)
Ability to work due to endometriosis			.008*
Impaired	7/21 (33.33)	2/34 (5.88)
Unimpaired	14/21 (66.66)	32/34 (94.12)
Addictive behavior			.408
(Alcohol/ smoking/ illicit drugs)	17/41 (63.19)	35/77(45.45)

Categorical data with n (%) and metrical data (mean ± SD), (n); *Significant statistical difference at 5% level.

Table 2. Health-related characteristics in study groups.

	Women with history of violence (n = 41)	Women without history of violence (n = 77)	p-Value
Age at diagnosis	30.63 ± 5.98 (39)	31.35 ± 6.91 (72)	.577
Age at onset of symptoms	19.10 ± 7.03 (40)	22.01 ± 9.30 (77)	.077
Delay in diagnosis	11.62 ± 7.41 (37)	10.54 ± 8.86 (67)	.530
Endometriosis symptoms (10-point VAS)	6.48 ± 2.68 (29)	4.19 ± 2.80 (53)	.001*
Analgetic medication			.007*
Constantly	19/41 (46.34)	17/76 (22.37)
Sometimes	22/41 (53.66)	59/76 (77.63)
Surgical therapy	41/41 (100)	72/75 (96.00)	.194
Number of surgical interventions			.599
Once	15/36 (41.67)	32/68 (47.06)
More than once	21/36 (58.33)	36/68 (52.94)
Pain improvement after surgery			.242
Improved	30/41 (73.17)	61/74 (82.43)
Unchanged	11/41 (26.83)	13/74 (17.57)
Current dysmenorrhea			.011*
current pain	30/41 (73.17)	37/76 (48.68)
no pain	11/41 (26.83)	39/76 (51.32)
Comorbidities			<.001*
Yes	30/40 (75.00)	26/75 (34.67)

Categorical data with n (%) and metrical data (mean ± SD), (n); *significant statistical difference at <5% level.

Table 3. Patient’s perceptions and attitudes regarding the screening about previous violence (N = 118).

		Women with history of violence (n = 41)	Women without history of violence (n = 77)	p-Value
Was the experience of violence ever been issued during your gynecological care?	Yes	7/41 (17.07)	1/66 (1.52)	.003*
Do you consider questioning about the experience of violence is generally important during gynecological care?	Yes	29/41 (70.73)	46/73 (63.01)	.450
Do you think that questioning about previous violence in the medical care of patients with endometriosis is relevant?	Relevant	26/39 (66.67)	40/69 (57.97)	.373
What kind of violence experience could possibly influence the symptoms of endometriosis?	Physical violence	9/35 (25.71)	5/54 (9.26)	.063
	Sexual violence	13/35 (37.14)	34/54 (62.96)
	Intimate partner violence	3/35 (8.57)	5/54 (9.26)
	Other forms of violence	10/35 (28.57)	10/54 (18.52)
Have you ever discussed about the violence experience?	Yes	28/40 (70.00)	1/13 (7.69)	<0.001*
Could asking about previous violence experience lead to a better doctor-patient-relationship (…)?	Yes	21/39 (53.85)	15/25 (60.00)	.628

Categorical data with n (%) and metrical data (mean ± SD), (n); *significant statistical difference at <5% level.

Data availability statement

The data set of study is made available to support other research groups after reasonable request.