Table 2.

Demographic data and risk factors for difficult outpatient hysteroscopy. Values are numbers (percentages) of patients unless stated otherwise

	Outpatient group (n=50)	Day case group (n=50)	Difference (95% CI)	P value
Age (SD) in years	45.8 (7)	45.0 (8)	0.8 (−2.4 to 3.9)	0.63
Employed	41 (82)	39 (78)	2.0 (−7.8 to 15.8)	0.61
Nulliparous	6 (12)	3 (6)	3.0 (−5.1 to 17.1)	0.27
Postmenopausal	12 (24)	9 (18)	3.0 (−9.9 to 21.9)	0.46
No previous vaginal delivery	9 (18)	7 (14)	2.0 (−10.3 to 18.3)	0.58
Previous cervical surgery	7 (14)	10 (20)	3.0 (−20.6 to 8.6)	0.42
Preoperative anxiety trait	14 (28)	17 (34)	3.0 (−12 to 24)	0.51