Serum Exosomal MicroRNAs as Potential Circulating Biomarkers for Endometriosis

Table 2

Association of exosomal miR-22-3p and miR-320a expression with the clinicopathological characteristics of endometriosis patients.

Characteristic	Total number	Exosomal miR-22-3p		value	Exosomal miR-320a		value
		Low-expression group	High-expression group		Low-expression group	High-expression group
Total number	20	10	10		10	10
Age	20			0.758		28.32 ± 4.70	0.642
Pain intensity (VAS)	20			0.345		5.46 ± 2.91	0.227
CA-125 (IU/ml)	20			<0.01			<0.01
Dysmenorrhea	20	5/10 (70%)	7/10 (60%)	0.648	4/10 (60%)	8/10 (70%)	0.169
DIE	20	1/10 (10%)	7/10 (70%)	<0.05	3/10 (30%)	5/10 (50%)	0.648

Data are expressed as or (%). DIE: deeply infiltrating endometriosis; VAS: visual analogue scale.