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Table 3 Incidence of endometriosis-affected first-degree relatives of endometriosis patients and controls

From: Family incidence of endometriosis in first-, second-, and third-degree relatives: case-control study

 

Real-case analysis

Relatives

Endometriosis group (n = 80)

Control group (n = 60)

Odds ratio

[95% CI]*

P-value

Mothers

5/80 (6.3%)

2/60 (3.3%)

1.93 [0.32; 14.98]

n.s.+

Daughters

0/9 (0%)

1/15 (6.2%)

-

n.s.+

Sisters

3/47 (6.4%)

1/59 (1.7%)

3.95 [0.35;100.59]

n.s.+

Total

8/136 (5.9%)

4/134 (3.0%)

2.03 [0.54; 8.25]

n.s.+

 

Worst-case analysis

Relatives

Endometriosis group (n = 80)

Control group (n = 60)

Odds ratio

[95% CI]*

P-value

Mothers

9/80 (11.3%)

2/60 (3.3%)

3.67 [0.70; 25.68]

n.s.+

Daughters

0/9 (0%)

1/15 (6.2%)

-

n.s.+

Sisters

4/47 (8.5%)

1/59 (1.7%)

5.40 [0.55; 129.08]

n.s.+

Total

13/136 (9.6%)

4/134 (3.0%)

3.46 [1.01; 13.00]

0.042

  1. * 95% CI = 95% confidence interval;+ n.s. = not significant