Table II.
Description of leiomyomata and leiomyoma characteristics among women who became pregnant before and after the mean time to pregnancy.
| Pregnant in |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 months (n= 1966), No. (%) | >3 months (n= 1034), No. (%) | Total (n= 3000), No. (%) | |
| Leiomyoma presenta | |||
| No | 1773 (90) | 903 (87) | 2676 (89) |
| Yes | 193 (10) | 131 (13) | 324 (11) |
| Leiomyoma typeb | |||
| No leiomyoma | 1773 (90) | 903 (87) | 2676 (89) |
| Any subserousa,c | 82 (4) | 64 (6) | 146 (5) |
| Any submucous | 38 (2) | 23 (2) | 61 (2) |
| Any intramural | 87 (4) | 53 (5) | 140 (5) |
| Any pedunculateda,c | 6 (0) | 13 (1) | 19 (1) |
| Any other | 3 (0) | 1 (0) | 4 (0) |
| Leiomyoma locationb | |||
| No leiomyomata | 1773 (90) | 903 (87) | 2676 (89) |
| Any anterior | 112 (6) | 75 (7) | 187 (6) |
| Any posteriora,c | 109 (6) | 80 (8) | 189 (6) |
| Any both (ant. + post.) | 9 (0) | 10 (1) | 19 (1) |
| Leiomyoma segmentb | |||
| No leiomyomata | 1773 (90) | 903 (87) | 2676 (89) |
| Any cervix | 28 (1) | 23 (2) | 51 (2) |
| Any corpus | 117 (6) | 67 (6) | 184 (6) |
| Any fundus | 84 (4) | 57 (6) | 141 (5) |
| Leiomyoma number | |||
| 0 | 1773 (90) | 903 (87) | 2676 (89) |
| 1 | 138 (7) | 95 (9) | 233 (8) |
| ≥2 | 55 (3) | 36 (3) | 91 (3) |
| Total leiomyoma volume cm3 | |||
| No leiomyomata | 1773 (90) | 903 (87) | 2676 (89) |
| First quartile [0.03, 0.92] | 53 (3) | 27 (3) | 80 (3) |
| Second quartile [0.92, 4.72] | 46 (2) | 35 (3) | 81 (3) |
| Third quartile [4.72, 18.23] | 48 (2) | 32 (3) | 80 (3) |
| Fourth quartile [18.23, 987.2] | 44 (2) | 36 (3) | 80 (3) |
| Missing | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 3 (0) |
| Mean leiomyoma diameter (mm)a,d | |||
| No leiomyomata | 1773 (90) | 903 (87) | 2676 (89) |
| First quartile [3.65, 11.25] | 55 (3) | 26 (3) | 81 (3) |
| Second quartile [11.25, 19.50] | 47 (2) | 33 (3) | 80 (3) |
| Third quartile [19.50, 29.33] | 42 (2) | 37 (4) | 79 (3) |
| Fourth quartile [29.33, 123.70] | 47 (2) | 34 (3) | 81 (3) |
| Missing | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 3 (0) |
aSignificantly different at α = 0.05.
bTotals in this column do not equal the total number of women with fibroids since some women have multiple fibroids.
cTests the difference in proportion pregnant in the first 3 months among those in this category relative to those with no leiomyomata.
dValues in brackets are the quartile range for volume or diameter.