Analysis of the factors contributing to endometriosis in China and UK.
10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2022.01.17
- Author:
Wei Zhe NIE
1
;
Shu Ting LI
2
;
T Zondervan KRINA
3
;
M Becker CHRISTIAN
3
;
Yi Nan GUO
4
;
Li Li ZONG
2
Author Information
1. First Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China.
2. National Regional (South-China Region) Gynecological Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China.
3. Oxford Endometriosis Care Centre, Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford OX39DU, UK.
4. Department of Gynecology, Xi'an Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an 710021, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
British population;
Chinese population;
diversity;
endometriosis;
related factors
- MeSH:
Case-Control Studies;
Dysmenorrhea/complications*;
Endometriosis/complications*;
Female;
Humans;
Menstruation;
Pregnancy;
United Kingdom
- From:
Journal of Southern Medical University
2022;42(1):137-142
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To explore the differences in the factors associated with endometriosis between Chinese and British patients.
METHODS:This case-control study was conducted in 387 patients with endometriosis and 199 non-endometriosis patients admitted to John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford, UK) and in 101 patients with endometriosis and 50 non-endometriosis patients admitted in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. The clinical data including height, weight, body mass index, marital status, employment, menstruation, fertility, and operation reasons were collected via a standardized WERF EPHect questionnaire.
RESULTS:Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that body mass index, surgery for dysmenorrhea, history of pregnancy, counts of previous surgeries for endometriosis and status of employment were all significantly associated with endometriosis in the UK (P < 0.05), while a history of dysmenorrhea was significantly correlated with endometriosis in Chinese patients (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION:Dysmenorrhea may be the most important common factor associated with endometriosis in China and the UK, but the other factors contributing to endometriosis may differ between these two countries.
