Table 2.
Characteristics of African American and White Women Undergoing Hysterectomy
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African American women (n=196) |
White women (n=185) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | p value | |
| Age at interview (years) | 40.9 | (3.8) | 40.6 | (4.4) | 0.4 |
| Uterine weight (g) | 455.9 | (409.3) | 193.8 | (228.8) | <0.0001 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.8 | (1.6) | 13.0 | (1.4) | <0.0001 |
| Hematocrit (L/L) | 0.37 | (0.04) | 0.40 | (0.04) | <0.0001 |
| n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Type of hysterectomy | |||||
| Abdominal | 137 | (69.9) | 80 | (43.2) | <0.0001 |
| Laparoscopic | 8 | (4.1) | 16 | (8.7) | |
| Vaginal | 51 | (26.0) | 89 | (48.1) | |
| Organs removed | |||||
| Uterus only | 174 | (88.8) | 155 | (83.8) | 0.2 |
| Uterus and one ovary | 22 | (11.2) | 30 | (16.2) | |
| Preoperative diagnosisa | |||||
| Leiomyomas | 171 | (87.2) | 83 | (44.9) | <0.0001 |
| Dysmenorrhea | 35 | (17.9) | 36 | (19.5) | 0.7 |
| Menorrhagia | 131 | (66.8) | 121 | (65.4) | 0.8 |
| Pelvic pain | 24 | (12.2) | 31 | (16.8) | 0.2 |
| Endometriosis | 7 | (3.6) | 18 | (9.7) | 0.02 |
| Prolapse | 2 | (1.0) | 21 | (11.4) | <0.0001b |
| Stress urinary incontinence | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (1.1) | 0.2b |
| Cervical dysplasia | 3 | (1.5) | 6 | (3.2) | 0.3b |
| Adenomyosis | 4 | (2.0) | 3 | (1.6) | 1.0b |
| Other | 32 | (16.3) | 52 | (28.1) | 0.006 |
a
More than one diagnosis may have been reported.
b
Fisher's exact test used to calculate p values.
SD, standard deviation.