Analysis of Body Composition and Pain Intensity in Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain Secondary to Endometriosis.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

 To determine the average body composition (percentage of body fat), the anthropometric markers, and the intensity of clinical pain in women with a clinical diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) secondary to endometriosis.

METHODS:

 A case-control study performed with 91 women, 46 of whom with CPP secondary to endometriosis and 45 of whom with CPP secondary to other causes. They underwent an evaluation of the anthropometric parameters by means of the body mass index (BMI), the perimeters (waist, abdomen, hip), and the percentage of body fat (%BF), which were assessed on a body composition monitor by bioimpedance; the intensity of the clinical pain was evaluated using the visual analog scale (VAS), and the symptoms of anxiety and depression, using the hospital's anxiety and depression scale (HAD).

RESULTS:

 The groups did not differ in terms of mean age, BMI, %BF or regarding the available waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). The mean intensity of the clinical pain by the VAS was of 7.2 ± 2.06 in the group with CPP secondary to endometriosis, and of 5.93 ± 2.64 in the group with CPP secondary to other causes (p = 0.03), revealing significant differences between the groups.

CONCLUSION:

 We concluded that, despite the difference in the pain score assessed between the two groups, there was no difference regarding body composition and anthropometry.

• Authors: Joyce Beatriz da Silva, Maria Beatriz Ferreira Gurian, Carla Barbosa Nonino, Omero Benedito Poli-Neto, Antonio Alberto Nogueira, Francisco José Candido Dos Reis, Júlio Rosa-E-Silva Silva
• Journal: Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia (Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet) Vol. 42 Issue 8 Pg. 486-492 (Aug 2020) ISSN: 1806-9339 [Electronic] Brazil
• Vernacular Title: Análise da composição corporal e intensidade de dor em mulheres com dor pélvica crônica secundária a endometriose.
• PMID: 32898913 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, permitting unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction so long as the original work is properly cited. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Topics

• Adult
• Anxiety
• Body Composition (physiology)
• Body Mass Index
• Case-Control Studies
• Chronic Pain (etiology)
• Depression
• Endometriosis (complications, epidemiology)
• Female
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Pain Measurement
• Pelvic Pain (etiology)