Table 3A

Parameters of professional activity in the case and the control group

Criteria	Endometriosis group (%)	N	Control group (%)	N
Own net income per month		480		483
No income	11.25	54	15.76	76
<3000 CHF (1000 EUR)*	24.79	119	28.57	138
3001–6000 CHF (1001–2500 EUR)*	49.17	236	40.37	195
>6000 CHF (>2500 EUR)*	14.79	71	15.32	74
Desired profession		488		482
Yes	51.64	252	64.94	313
No	25.41	124	14.94	72
Partially	22.95	112	20.12	97
Degree of health-related limitations in career choice		486		466
Exclusively	4.12	20	0.43	2
Strongly	8.02	39	3.00	14
Somewhat	10.49	51	4.94	23
Little	8.23	40	5.15	24
Not at all	69.14	336	86.48	403
Estimation of adequacy of job qualification		459		453
Lower than required	19.17	88	17.00	77
Same as required	67.10	308	74.61	338
Higher than required	13.73	63	8.39	38
Professional experience		487		474
<5 years	18.89	92	32.70	155
5–10 years	25.87	126	21.10	100
>10 years	55.24	269	46.20	219
Duration of current employment		442		439
<1 year	14.25	63	20.27	89
1–5 years	40.72	180	41.69	183
6–10 years	22.17	98	18.91	83
>10 years	22.85	101	19.13	84
Work-related stress level		460		465
No stress	2.83	13	1.51	7
1	3.26	15	2.80	13
2	4.13	19	5.16	24
3	5.00	23	10.54	49
4	7.39	34	9.46	44
5	13.70	63	14.624	68
6	12.83	59	14.194	66
7	18.70	86	20.430	95
8	16.96	78	14.624	68
9	6.96	32	2.796	13
Very high stress	8.26	38	3.871	18