Table 3 Association of histopathological results with variables
From: Preoperative assessment of ovarian tumors using a modified multivariate index assay
Histopathological results | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malignant | Benign | Total | ||||||
Variables | Categories | n | % | n | % | n | % | p |
Menopausal status | Premenopausal | 6 | 5.4 | 106 | 94.6 | 112 | 100.0 | < 0.001 |
Postmenopausal | 24 | 63.2 | 14 | 36.8 | 38 | 100.0 | ||
Parity | Nuliparous | 8 | 16.7 | 40 | 83.3 | 48 | 100.0 | 0.001 |
4 | 7.4 | 50 | 92.6 | 54 | 100.0 | |||
Grandmultiparous (parity ≥5) | 18 | 37.5 | 30 | 62.5 | 48 | 100.0 | ||
Family history of CA (breast, ovary, colon) | Negative | 29 | 20.4 | 113 | 79.6 | 142 | 100.0 | 1* |
Positive | 1 | 12.5 | 7 | 87.5 | 8 | 100.0 | ||
Combined OCP | Negative | 27 | 19.1 | 114 | 80.9 | 141 | 100.0 | 0.384* |
Positive | 3 | 33.3 | 6 | 66.7 | 9 | 100.0 | ||
Fertility drugs | Negative | 28 | 20.0 | 112 | 80.0 | 140 | 100.0 | 1* |
Positive | 2 | 20.0 | 8 | 80.0 | 10 | 100.0 | ||
Smoking | Negative | 29 | 20.0 | 116 | 80.0 | 145 | 100.0 | 1* |
Positive | 1 | 20.0 | 4 | 80.0 | 5 | 100.0 | ||
Breast feeding | < 6 months | 8 | 16.0 | 42 | 84.0 | 50 | 100.0 | 0.386 |
≥ 6 months | 22 | 22.0 | 78 | 78.0 | 100 | 100.0 | ||
BMI (Kg/m2) | < 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 100.0 | 18 | 100.0 | 0.048 |
25–29 | 14 | 26.9 | 38 | 73.1 | 52 | 100.0 | ||
≥ 30 | 16 | 20.0 | 64 | 80.0 | 80 | 100.0 | ||