Abstract:Objective To analyze the diagnostic and prognostic value of carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125), CA199 and human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) levels in endometriosis (EMs).Methods A total of 122 patients with EMs (EMs group) and 92 patients without EMs (non-EMs group) who underwent examination at Lianyungang Second People's Hospital between February 2021 and March 2024 were selected. Clinical data were compared between the EMs group and the non-EMs group, and levels of CA125, CA199 and HE4 were compared among EMs patients at different stages. The multivariable stepwise logistic regression analysis was performed, and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted. The levels of HE4, CA125 and CA199 were compared between the favorable-prognosis group and the poor-prognosis group.Results The levels of CA125, CA199, HE4, NLR and Fib in the EMs group were all higher than those in the non-EMs group (P 0.05). The levels of HE4, CA125 and CA199 in stage IV EMs were all higher than those in stages III, II and I EMs (P 0.05). Results of multivariable stepwise logistic regression analysis showed that high levels of CA125 [O^R = 1.103 (95% CI: 1.052, 1.156) ], CA199 [O^R = 1.270 (95% CI: 1.141, 1.413) ], HE4 [O^R = 1.157 (95% CI: 1.081, 1.239) ], NLR [O^R = 1.352 (95% CI: 1.174, 1.558) ] and Fib [O^R = 1.908 (95% CI: 1.371, 2.656) ] were all risk factors for the development of EMs (P 0.05). The ROC curve analysis indicated that the area under the curve (AUC) of the combined detection of CA125, CA199, and HE4 for diagnosing EMs was 0.893, with a sensitivity of 89.3% (95% CI: 0.825, 0.942) and a specificity of 88.0% (95% CI: 0.796, 0.939). The levels of HE4, CA125 and CA199 were higher in the poor-prognosis group than in the favorable-prognosis group (P 0.05).Conclusion CA125, CA199 and HE4 are associated with the clinical stage of patients with EMs. The combined detection of these three markers demonstrates higher diagnostic performance for Ems, and they are related to the poor prognosis in patients with EMs.