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Table 2 Comparison of univariate covariates

From: Chemotherapy is not necessary for early-stage serous and endometrioid ovarian cancer after undergoing comprehensive staging surgery

  

Before PSM

P-value

 

After PSM

P-value

Characteristics

Chemotherapy-

(n = 1055)

Chemotherapy+

(n = 1589)

Chemotherapy-

(n = 925)

Chemotherapy+

(n = 925)

Age

  

< 0.001

  

0.254

  ≤ 45

161 (15.3)

273 (17.2)

 

159 (17.2)

183 (19.8)

 

 45–65

538 (51.0)

946 (59.5)

 

504 (54.5)

503 (54.4)

 

  > 65

356 (33.7)

370 (23.3)

 

262 (28.3)

239 (25.8)

 

Race

  

0.086

  

0.124

 White

911 (86.4)

1332 (83.8)

 

793 (85.7)

768 (83.0)

 

 Non-white

144 (13.6)

257 (16.2)

 

132 (14.3)

157 (17.0)

 

Stage

  

< 0.001

  

0.328

 IA

626 (59.3)

544 (34.2)

 

499 (53.9)

475 (51.4)

 

 IB

60 (5.7)

92 (5.8)

 

57 (6.2)

49 (5.3)

 

 IC

283 (26.8)

731 (46.0)

 

283 (30.6)

319 (34.5)

 

 IIA

86 (8.2)

222 (14.0)

 

86 (9.3)

82 (8.9)

 

Grade

  

< 0.001

  

0.530

 1

721 (68.3)

841 (52.9)

 

595 (64.3)

581 (62.8)

 

 2

334 (31.7)

748 (47.1)

 

330 (35.7)

344 (37.2)

 

Laterality

  

< 0.001

  

0.147

 Right

477 (45.2)

635 (40.0)

 

407 (44.0)

383 (41.4)

 

 Left

461 (43.7)

660 (41.5)

 

405 (43.8)

401 (43.4)

 

 Other/Unknown

117 (11.1)

294 (18.5)

 

113 (12.2)

141 (15.2)

 

Tumor size, cm

  

0.044

  

0.888

  ≤ 10

464 (44.0)

707 (44.5)

 

414 (44.8)

416 (45.0)

 

  > 10

429 (40.7)

690 (43.4)

 

386 (41.7)

391 (42.3)

 

 Unknown

162 (15.4)

192 (12.1)

 

125 (13.5)

118 (12.8)

 

Histology

  

0.001

  

0.226

 Serous

289 (27.4)

532 (33.5)

 

257 (27.8)

233 (25.2)

 

 Endometrioid

766 (72.6)

1057 (66.5)

 

668 (72.2)

692 (74.8)

 
  1. Data are expressed as n (%). P < 0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference. PSM propensity score matching