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