Table 1 The distribution of selected demographic and tumor related characteristics
From: Uterine involvement in epithelial ovarian cancer and its risk factors
Characteristics | Overall | Uterine involvement | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (N = 174) | Yes (N = 173) | |||
Age | 51.31 ± 11.37 | 51.01 ± 11.36 | 51.61 ± 11.41 | 0.620 |
Nulliparous | 59 (17) | 28 (16) | 31 (17.9) | 0.651 |
Post-menopausal | 184 (53) | 91 (52.2) | 93 (53.7) | 0.785 |
AUB | 28 (8.1) | 6 (3.4) | 22 (12.7) | 0.002 |
Histological type of OC | ||||
Serous | 235 (67.7) | 96 (55.1) | 139 (80.3) | < 0.001 |
Mucinous | 21 (6.1) | 16 (9.2) | 5 (2.9) | |
Endometrioid | 61 (17.6) | 37 (21.2) | 24 (13.9) | |
Clear cell | 20 (5.8) | 17 (9.8) | 3 (1.7) | |
Unknown | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | |
Mixed | 8 (2.3) | 7 (4) | 1 (0.6) | |
OC stage | ||||
1 | 119 (34.3) | 98 (56.3) | 21 (12.1) | < 0.001 |
2 | 42 (12.1) | 21 (12.1) | 21 (12.1) | |
3 | 178 (51.3) | 55 (31.6) | 123 (72) | |
4 | 8 (2.3) | 0 | 8 (4.6) | |
OC Grade | ||||
1 | 82 (23.6) | 50 (28.7) | 32 (18.5) | 0.070 |
2 | 76 (21.9) | 33 (19) | 43 (25) | |
3 | 169 (48.7) | 84 (48.2) | 85 (49) | |
Unknown | 20 (5.8) | 7 (4.1) | 13 (7.5) | |
CA-125a | ||||
< 35 | 32 (9.2) | 23 (13.2) | 9 (5.2) | 0.004 |
> 35 | 273 (78.7) | 122 (70.1) | 151 (87.2) | |