What Is Behind? Impact of Pelvic Pain on Perceived Stress and Inflammatory Markers in Women with Deep Endometriosis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Participants
2.2. Data Collection Procedures
2.3. Pain
2.4. Stress Markers
2.5. Inflammatory Markers
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Mean | SD |
---|---|---|
Age (years) | 37.81 | 6.9 |
Height (cm) | 166.84 | 6.04 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.07 | 2.49 |
Menarche (age) | 11.21 | 0.99 |
Pain (months) | 16.94 | 8.37 |
Pelvic pain | 7.19 | 2.86 |
Lower back pain | 5.87 | 3.40 |
Dysmenorrhea | 7.81 | 2.87 |
Dyspareunia | 5.91 | 2.91 |
Dyschezia | 3.60 | 3.09 |
Strangury | 2.02 | 2.45 |
Categorical Variables | n | % |
---|---|---|
Births | ||
0 | 29 | 58% |
1 or more | 21 | 42% |
Cesarean Deliveries | ||
0 | 27 | 53% |
1 | 24 | 29% |
2 | 9 | 18% |
Abortions | ||
0 | 40 | 82% |
1 or 2 | 9 | 18% |
Ethnicity | ||
White | 36 | 75% |
Latin/Black | 12 | 25% |
Marital Status | ||
Married | 40 | 80% |
Single | 10 | 20% |
PSS Score | ||
Low stress (≤26) | 29 | 56% |
High stress (>26) | 23 | 44% |
Pain Symptoms | Low | NRS | High | NRS | p | ES |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stress (n) | (Mean; SD) | Stress (n) | (Mean; SD) | |||
Dysmenorrhea | 21 | 6.7; 3.3 | 15 | 9.2; 1.5 | 0.017 | 0.85 |
Dyspareunia | 24 | 4.96; 3.10 | 19 | 7.11; 2.18 | 0.014 | 0.78 |
Strangury | 29 | 1.07; 1.89 | 23 | 3.22; 2.58 | 0.001 | 0.97 |
Dyschezia | 29 | 1.93; 2.64 | 23 | 5.70; 2.22 | <0.001 | 1.52 |
Lower Back Pain | 29 | 4.38; 3.23 | 23 | 7.74; 2.61 | <0.001 | 1.13 |
Pelvic Pain | 29 | 6.14; 3.14 | 23 | 8.52; 1.78 | 0.002 | 0.91 |
Variables | Mild/Moderate Pain (n) | NRS (Mean; SD) | Severe Pain (n) | NRS (Mean; SD) | p | ES |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Serum Cortisol | 19 | 13.11; 5.35 | 30 | 17.43; 6.44 | 0.018 | 0.72 |
CRP | 21 | 9.52; 15.86 | 30 | 10.73; 29.72 | 0.866 | 0.05 |
ESR | 20 | 3.75; 4.47 | 30 | 7.07; 15.71 | 0.364 | 0.26 |
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Osaki, J.D.; Oliveira, M.A.P. What Is Behind? Impact of Pelvic Pain on Perceived Stress and Inflammatory Markers in Women with Deep Endometriosis. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 2927. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13102927
Osaki JD, Oliveira MAP. What Is Behind? Impact of Pelvic Pain on Perceived Stress and Inflammatory Markers in Women with Deep Endometriosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(10):2927. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13102927
Chicago/Turabian StyleOsaki, Jordana Diniz, and Marco Aurelio Pinho Oliveira. 2024. "What Is Behind? Impact of Pelvic Pain on Perceived Stress and Inflammatory Markers in Women with Deep Endometriosis" Journal of Clinical Medicine 13, no. 10: 2927. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13102927