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Group characteristics |
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| SCH (n = 33) |
TAH (n = 27) |
Significance |
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| Age (mean, +/- SD) |
45+/-5.0 |
46+/-4.8 |
NS* |
| Race |
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| white |
21(64) |
16(59) |
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| black |
6(18) |
6(22) |
NS |
| hispanic |
3(9) |
5(19) |
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| asian |
3(9) |
0 |
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| Marital status |
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| married |
19(58) |
19 (70) |
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| single |
8(24) |
6(23) |
NS |
| divorced |
6(18) |
2(7) |
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| Length of stay (days) (mean, +/- SD) |
4.3+/-1.5 |
4.7+/-1.8 |
NS* |
| Uterine mass (grams) (mean, +/- SD) |
665+/-766 |
400+/-273 |
NS* |
| Indications |
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| leiomyoma |
26(79) |
16(60) |
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| menometrorhagia |
3(9) |
6(22) |
NS |
| cyst |
3(9) |
3(11) |
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| other |
1 (3) |
2 (7) |
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| Incision type |
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| pfannensteil |
25 (76) |
23(85) |
NS |
| vertical |
8(24) |
4(15) |
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| Previous abdominal surgery |
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| yes |
17 (52) |
10(37) |
NS |
| no |
16(48) |
17(63) |
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| Parity |
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| parous |
25 (76) |
20(74) |
NS |
| nonparous |
8(14) |
7(16) |
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| Same partner |
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| yes |
27(84) |
19 (79) |
NS |
| no |
5(16) |
5(21) |
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| Oophorectomy |
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| yes |
10(30) |
17(63) |
p < 0.05 |
| no |
23(70) |
10(37) |
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| Hormone replacement |
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| yes |
12(36) |
16(59) |
NS |
| no |
21 (64) |
11 (41) |
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Data are presented as n (%); NS = not significant; chi square test; NS* students t test | |||
Saini et al. BMC Women's Health 2002 2:1 doi:10.1186/1472-6874-2-1 |
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