Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study population.
| Demographic characteristics | Value (N=408) | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD; IQR) | 39.94 (6.81; 35-45) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2; n=402), mean (SD; IQR) | 23.47 (29.37; 20.20-23.83) | ||
| Pregnancy (n=406), mean (SD; IQR) | 2.36 (1.87; 1-3) | ||
| Abortion (n=323), mean (SD; IQR) | 1.90 (1.43; 1-3) | ||
| Caesarean section (n=290), mean (SD; IQR) | 0.46 (0.60; 0-1) | ||
| Parity (n=326), mean (SD; IQR) | 0.98 (0.63; 1-1) | ||
| Age of menarche (years; n=405), mean (SD; IQR) | 13.29 (1.51; 12-14) | ||
| Menstrual period (days; n=407), mean (SD; IQR) | 6.13 (2.59; 5-7) | ||
| Menstrual cycle (days; n=405), mean (SD; IQR) | 28.76 (4.07; 27-30) | ||
| UFa-LRb size (mm; n=161), mean (SD; IQR) | 53.8 (17.7; 45-61) | ||
| UF-FBc size (mm; n=381), mean (SD; IQR) | 52.7 (17.9; 40-63) | ||
| Length of UF (mm; n=399), mean (SD; IQR) | 60.1 (22.0; 45-70) | ||
| Length of stay (days; n=400), mean (SD; IQR) | 3.10 (1.97; 2-3) | ||
| Readmission, n (%) | |||
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Yes | 44 (10.8) | |
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No | 364 (89.2) | |
| Location of UF (n=387), n (%) | |||
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Submucosal | 22 (5.7) | |
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Intramural | 347 (89.7) | |
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Subserosal | 18 (4.6) | |
| Employment status (n=407), n (%) | |||
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Unemployed | 167 (41) | |
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Part-time employment | 1 (0.2) | |
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Full-time employment | 239 (58.7) | |
| Ethnicity (n=407), n (%) | |||
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1 | 389 (95.6) | |
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6 | 2 (0.5) | |
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7 | 16 (3.9) | |
| Number of UFs (n=404), n (%) | |||
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Single | 140 (34.6) | |
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Multiple | 264 (65.4) | |
| Marriage status , n (%) | |||
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1 | 321 (78.7) | |
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2 | 34 (8.3) | |
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3 | 1 (0.2) | |
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5 | 50 (12.2) | |
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6 | 2 (0.5) | |
| Extent of dysmenorrhea , n (%) | |||
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None | 281 (68.9) | |
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Mild | 89 (21.8) | |
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Moderate | 29 (7.1) | |
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Severe | 9 (2.2) | |
aUF: uterine fibroid.
bLR: left to right.
cFB: front to back.