Table 4.
Pattern of symptoms reporting* between Time 1 and Time 2.
| Symptom | No Change: Symptoms Absent n (%) |
No Change: Symptoms Present n (%) |
Symptom Gain n (%) |
Symptom Loss n (%) |
p-value† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Women (n=123) | |||||
| Symptom Index γ | 106 (86) | 3 (2) | 7 (6) | 7 (6) | 0.99 |
| Abdominal pain | 86 (70) | 16 (13) | 15 (12) | 6 (5) | 0.08 |
| Pelvic Pain | 81 (66) | 17 (14) | 11 (9) | 14 (11) | 0.69 |
| Feeling Full Quickly | 98 (80) | 10 (8) | 9 (7) | 6 (5) | 0.61 |
| Unable to Eat Normally | 116 (94) | 4 (3) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 0.99 |
| Abdominal Bloating | 74 (60) | 30 (24) | 14 (11) | 5 (4) | 0.06 |
| Increased Abdominal Size | 89 (72) | 13 (11) | 16 (13) | 5 (4) | 0.03 |
| Women Still Menstruating (n=41) | |||||
| Symptom Index γ | 39 (95) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (5) | 0.16 |
| Abdominal pain | 23 (56) | 6 (15) | 7 (17) | 5 (12) | 0.56 |
| Pelvic Pain | 23 (56) | 7 (17) | 4 (10) | 7 (17) | 0.37 |
| Feeling Full Quickly | 34 (83) | 3 (7) | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 0.99 |
| Unable to Eat Normally | 41 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | -- |
| Abdominal Bloating | 16 (39) | 15 (37) | 6 (15) | 4 (10) | 0.53 |
| Increased Abdominal Size | 26 (63) | 5 (12) | 8 (20) | 2 (5) | 0.06 |
| Periods Stopped >3 Months (n=81) | |||||
| Symptom Index γ | 67 (82) | 3 (4) | 7 (9) | 4 (5) | 0.37 |
| Abdominal pain | 62 (77) | 10 (12) | 8 (10) | 1 (1) | 0.02 |
| Pelvic Pain | 57 (70) | 10 (12) | 7 (9) | 7 (9) | 0.99 |
| Feeling Full Quickly | 64 (79) | 7 (9) | 7 (9) | 3 (4) | 0.21 |
| Unable to Eat Normally | 74 (91) | 4 (5) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 0.56 |
| Abdominal Bloating | 58 (72) | 14 (17) | 8 (10) | 1 (1) | 0.02 |
| Increased Abdominal Size | 63 (78) | 7 (9) | 8 (10) | 3 (4) | 0.13 |
| Personal History of Breast Cancer (n=41) | |||||
| Symptom Index γ | 33 (81) | 1 (2) | 4 (10) | 3 (7) | 0.71 |
| Abdominal pain | 31 (76) | 3 (7) | 5 (12) | 2 (5) | 0.26 |
| Pelvic Pain | 28 (68) | 4 (10) | 5 (12) | 4 (10) | 0.74 |
| Feeling Full Quickly | 30 (73) | 6 (15) | 3 (7) | 2 (5) | 0.65 |
| Unable to Eat Normally | 39 (95) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 0.32 |
| Abdominal Bloating | 26 (63) | 10 (24) | 4 (10) | 1 (2) | 0.18 |
| Increased Abdominal Size | 30 (73) | 4 (10) | 5 (12) | 2 (5) | 0.26 |
| First-degree Relative with Ovarian Cancer (n=55) | |||||
| Symptom Index γ | 48 (87) | 2 (4) | 3 (5) | 2 (4) | 0.65 |
| Abdominal pain | 41 (75) | 7 (13) | 5 (9) | 2 (4) | 0.26 |
| Pelvic Pain | 41 (75) | 5 (9) | 1 (2) | 8 (15) | 0.02 |
| Feeling Full Quickly | 43 (78) | 3 (5) | 7 (13) | 2 (4) | 0.10 |
| Unable to Eat Normally | 53 (96) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 0.32 |
| Abdominal Bloating | 37 (67) | 10 (18) | 7 (13) | 1 (2) | 0.03 |
| Increased Abdominal Size | 46 (84) | 3 (5) | 4 (7) | 2 (4) | 0.41 |
*
Symptom gain = absent at Time 1, present at Time 2, Symptom loss= present at Time 1, absent at Time 2, No Change: Symptoms Present = present at both time points, No Change: Symptoms Absent = absent at both time points
†
p-values were obtained from the McNemar’s X2 test.
γ
A woman was considered to have a positive Symptom Index if any of the 6 symptoms occurred > 12 times per month but were present for < 1 year.