Table 1.
Characteristics of patients.
| Group 0 (n = 61) Number (%) |
Group 1 (n = 34) Number (%) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 0.031 | ||
| Mean | 60.1 | 54.9 | |
| Range | 29–90 | 32–75 | |
| <50 | 16 (26) | 9 (26) | |
| 51–60 | 18 (30) | 15 (45) | |
| 61–70 | 11 (18) | 9 (26) | |
| >70 | 16 (26) | 1 (3) | |
| BMI | 0.360 | ||
| Mean | 24.9 | 25.7 | |
| Range | 16.6–35.1 | 20.1–34.5 | |
| <20 | 8 (13) | 0 (0) | |
| 20–26 | 27 (44) | 20 (59) | |
| >26 | 26 (43) | 14 (41) | |
| Stage | 0.007 | ||
| I-II | 52 (85) | 19 (56) | |
| III-IV/recurrent | 9 (15) | 15 (44) | |
| Diabetes | 0.763 | ||
| No | 52 (85) | 30 (88) | |
| Yes | 9 (15) | 4 (12) | |
| Hypertension | 0.779 | ||
| No | 50 (82) | 29 (85) | |
| Yes | 11 (18) | 5 (15) | |
| Chemoradiotherapy | 0.013 | ||
| No | 15 (25) | 17 (50) | |
| Yes | 46 (75) | 17 (50) | |
| External beams doses (Gy) | 0.469 | ||
| WP 19.8, PM/LP 32.4 | 0 (0) | 1 (2.9) | |
| WP 39.6 | 20 (33) | 5 (14.7) | |
| WP 39.6, PM/LP 45 | 27 (44) | 23 (67.6) | |
| WP 39.6, LP 50.4 | 0 (0) | 2 (5.9) | |
| WP 45 | 4 (7) | 1 (2.9) | |
| WP 45, PM/LP 50 4 | 10 (16) | 2 (5.9) |
Group 0: patients without prior abdominal surgery; group 1: patients with prior abdominal surgery; BMI: body mass index; WP: whole pelvis; LP: low pelvis; PM: parametrium.
Differences between the group 0 and group 1 cohort were described with an independent sample t-test for continuous variables and chi-square test for dichotomous variables.