Table 1.
Patient characteristics by urinary diversion type.
| Characteristics | Continent (n = 46) | Incontinent (n = 87) | Total | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at exenteration, years | <0.001a | |||
| Mean (SD) | 47.6 (10.5) | 57.2 (13.8) | 53.9 (13.5) | |
| Median | 48.4 | 59.0 | 54.1 | |
| Minimum-maximum | 30.4–72.7 | 27.1–85.9 | 27.1–85.9 | |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 0.049a | |||
| Mean (SD) | 26.9 (5.3) | 29.6 (7.9) | 28.7 (7.2) | |
| Median | 26.4 | 28.9 | 27.8 | |
| Minimum-maximum | 19.2–42.6 | 15.1–50.9 | 15.1–50.9 | |
| Type of exenteration, No. (%) | 0.095 | |||
| Anterior only | 16 (34.8) | 18 (20.7) | 34 (25.6) | |
| Total | 30 (65.2) | 69 (79.3) | 99 (74.4) | |
| Primary tumor site, No. (%) | 0.456 | |||
| Cervical | 31 (67.4) | 48 (55.2) | 79 (59.4) | |
| Vaginal | 9 (19.6) | 17 (19.5) | 26 (19.5) | |
| Vulvar | 3 (6.5) | 8 (9.2) | 11 (8.3) | |
| Uterine | 3 (6.5) | 9 (10.3) | 12 (9) | |
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 5 (5.7) | 5 (3.8) | |
| Histologic subtype, No. (%) | 0.983 | |||
| Squamous | 27 (58.7) | 52 (59.8) | 79 (59.4) | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 15 (32.6) | 26 (29.9) | 41 (30.8) | |
| Mesenchymal | 1 (2.2) | 3 (3.4) | 4 (3) | |
| Other | 3 (6.5) | 6 (6.9) | 9 (6.8) | |
| Number of comorbidities, No. (%) | 0.033b | |||
| 0 | 36 (78.3) | 44 (50.6) | 80 (60.2) | |
| 1 | 6 (13.0) | 26 (29.9) | 32 (24.1) | |
| 2 | 3 (6.5) | 10 (11.5) | 13 (9.8) | |
| 3 | 1 (2.2) | 6 (6.9) | 7 (5.3) | |
| 4 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (0.8) | |
| Smoking, No. (%) | 0.811 | |||
| No | 36c (83.7) | 69d (81.2) | 105 (82.0) | |
| Yes | 7 (16.3) | 16 (18.8) | 23 (18.0) | |
| Radiation, No. (%) | >0.999 | |||
| No | 4 (8.7) | 9 (10.3) | 13 (9.8) | |
| Yes | 42 (91.3) | 78 (89.7) | 120 (90.2) | |
| Estimated blood loss, mL | 0.280b | |||
| Mean (SD) | 2401.1 (1613.1) | 2812.4 (2200.4) | 2670.1 (2019.9) | |
| Median | 1800.0 | 2200.0 | 2000.0 | |
| Minimum-maximum | 500–8500 | 700–13000 | 500–13000 |
a
Two-sample t-test.
b
Kruskal-Wallis test.
c
No data available on 3 patients.
d
No data available on 2 patients.