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. 2013 Jul 9;6:48. doi: 10.1186/1757-2215-6-48

Table 1.

Patient characteristics

 
 Primary approach via laparotomy
 Primary laparoscopic approach
 P
  (n = 61) (58.1%) (n = 44) (41.9%)  
Age, median (years)
 59
  
 47
  
 0.006a
  range
 13-85
  
 16-86
  
  
  ≤40
 10
 16.4%
 16
 36.4%
 0.023c
  41-55
 18
 29.5%
 16
 36.4%
 0.528c
  56-65
 12
 19.7%
 5
 11.4%
 0.294c
  >65
 21
 34.4%
 7
 15.9%
 0.044c
FIGO stage
  I A/B
 40
 65.6%
 19
 43.2%
 0.029c
  I C
 13
 21.3%
 19
 43.2%
 0.019c
  II A-C
 1
 1.6%
 2
 4.5%
 0.570c
  III A/B
 3
 4.9%
 3
 6.8%
 0.693c
  III C
 4
 6.6%
 1
 2.3%
 0.396c
  IV
 0
 0.0%
 0
 0.0%
  
Histologic subtype
  serous
 27
 44.3%
 32
 72.7%
 0.005c
  seromucinous
 2
 3.3%
 5
 11.4%
 0.127c
  mucinous
 30
 49.2%
 6
 13.6%
 < 0.001c
  endometrioid
 2
 3.3%
 1
 2.3%
 1.000c
Implants
  yes
 8
 13.1%
 2
 4.5%
 0.140b
  - invasive
 1
  
 0
  
  
  - non-invasive
 7
  
 2
  
  
  no
 53
 86.9%
 42
 95.5%
  
Ascites
  none
 27
 44.3%
 18
 40.9%
 0.468b
  < 500 ml
 22
 36.1%
 11
 25.0%
  
  > 500 ml
 8
 13.1%
 2
 4.5%
  
  unknown
 4
 6.6%
 13
 29.5%
  
CA 125
 44.6
  
  
 48.5
 0.804a
range
 2-2770
  
  
 6-360
  
  elevated
 27
 44.3%
 16
 36.4%
 0.594b
  within normal limits
 24
 39.3%
 11
 25.0%
  
  unknown
 10
 16.4%
 17
 38.6%
  
BMI, median
 23,4
  
 24.1
  
 0.904a
range
 17,7-43,0
  
 18.6-35.3
 17,7-43,0
  
  < 19
 3
 4.9%
 1
 2.3%
 0.677b
  19-24
 23
 37.7%
 15
 34.1%
  
  24-30
 19
 31.1%
 11
 25.0%
  
  >30
 8
 13.1%
 2
 4.5%
  
  unknown
 8
 13.1%
 15
 34.1%
  
ASA, median
 2
  
 2
  
 0.010a
range
 1-3
  
 1-3
 1-3
  
  1
 7
 11.5%
 13
 29.5%
 0.020b
  2
 31
 50.8%
 14
 31.8%
  
  3
 9
 14.8%
 3
 6.8%
  
  unknown 14 23.0% 14 31.8%  

Overview of the characteristics of all BOT patients (n = 105). Sixty-one patients undergoing primary laparotomy were opposed to 44 patients receiving primary laparoscopy.

(a: Mann–Whitney U test,b: Chi2test,c: Fisher’s exact test).