Table 1: Comparison of demographic, physical and clinical characteristics of patients with PID and TOA (n = 318).
Parameter |
PID (n = 125) |
TOA (n = 193) |
P value |
Age (year)* |
40.5 ± 10.6 (20-88) |
40.2 ± 7.4 (22-64) |
0.763 |
Gravida* |
2.0 ± 1.9 (0-10) |
3.0 ± 1.5 (0-9) |
0.592 |
Parity* |
2.0 ± 1.5 (0-10) |
2.0 ± 1.1 (0-7) |
0.333 |
Multiparity** |
87 (%69.6) |
148 (%76.7) |
0.296 |
BMI (kg/m2)* |
28.2 ± 4.9 (18-42) |
28.0 ± 4.9 (16-44) |
0.244 |
Menopausal status** Reproductive age Menopause |
n (%) 111 (%88.8) 14 (%11.2) |
n (%) 182 (%94.3) 11 (%5.7) |
0.089 |
Education status** Primary school Middle-High school University |
n (%) 68 (%54.4) 47 (%37.6) 10 (%8) |
n (%) 97 (%50.3) 83 (%43) 13 (%6.7) |
0.619 |
Profession** Housewife Working |
n (%) 93 (%74.4) 32 (%25.6) |
n (%) 139 (%72) 54 (%28) |
0.699 |
Smoking** |
52 (%41.6) |
104 (%53.9) |
0.033 |
Diabetes mellitus** |
13 (%10.4) |
18 (%9.3) |
0.847 |
Hypertension** |
15 (%12) |
17 (%8.8) |
0.446 |
Rheumatological disease** |
7 (%5.6) |
10 (%5.2) |
0.871 |
Cardiac Disease** |
5 (%4) |
7 (%3.6) |
0.865 |
Intrauterine device** |
26 (%20.8) |
92 (%47.7) |
0.000 |
Past history of PID** |
4 (%3.2) |
13 (%6.7) |
0.208 |
Prior pelvic surgery** |
55 (%44) |
67 (%34.7) |
0.096 |
Prior intrauterine surgery (Hysteroscopy, Dilatation & Curettage)** |
66 (%52.8) |
76 (%39.3) |
0.029 |
*Values in the table are given as mean ± SD (minimum-maximum); **n (%); PID: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease; IUD: Intrauterine Device; TOA: Tubo-Ovarian Abscess; BMI: Body Mass Index