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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants

From: Increased expression of the leptin receptor in human ovaries affected by endometrioma and detection of high levels of leptin in the ovarian endometriomal fluid

 

Control

Study

Demographic and anthropometric variables

  

 N

10

10

 Age (yr)

31.5 +/− 1.63

30.5 +/− 1.50

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.4 +/− 0.88

23.6 +/− 0.57

Stage of disease

  

 Stage I (minimal)

-

0 (0)

 Stage II (mild)

-

0 (0)

 Stage III (moderate)

-

0 (0)

 Stage IV (severe)

-

10 (100)

Hormonal therapy

  

 Estrogen + progesterone

6 (60)

8 (80)

 Progesterone

4 (40)

2 (20)

Indication for surgery

  

 Infertility + adnexal mass

-

10 (100)

 Tubal ligation

10 (100)

-

  1. Values in parentheses are percentages.
  2. Age and BMI are expressed as the mean +/−.