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Table 3 Impact of demographics and symptoms on HRQoL

From: Health-related quality of life in women with endometriosis: a systematic review

Evidence

Strong

Moderate

Weak

Inconclusive

No

Reference

Age

   

X↓

 

[3, 16]

Income

 

X-

   

[3, 4]

Education

 

X-

   

[3, 4]

Employment

  

X↑

  

[4]

Marital status

 

X-

   

[3, 16]

Fertility status

   

X↓

 

[3, 16, 17]

rAFS stage

   

X↓

 

[3, 4, 13, 15, 16]

Pain intensity

X↓

    

[3, 4, 12–14, 16]

Duration

   

X↓

 

[3, 4, 16]

Exercise

  

X↑

  

[16]

  1. Abbreviations: ↑, positively associated with HRQoL; -, no association with HRQoL; ↓, negatively associated with HRQoL.