Table 2.
Comparison between groups of cases with shorter, average, and longer operative time.
| Short time group <Q1 |
Reference group Q1–Q3 |
Long time group >Q3 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases | 33 | 78 | 37 |
| Operative time (min) | 40 (30–45) | 70 (60–80) | 115 (100–132.50) |
| Continuous variables | |||
| Age (years) | 34 (28.50–43)a | 30 (27–35) | 30 (25–37.50) |
| Number of cysts | 1 (1-1)a | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-2) |
| Largest diameter (cm) | 4.0 (3.0–5.0)b | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | 5.0 (3.0–6.75) |
| Categorical variables | |||
| Older age (>30) | 23 (69.7)c | 36 (46.2) | 18 (48.6) |
| Single cyst | 29 (87.9)c | 54 (69.2) | 21 (56.8) |
| Small cysts (≤5 cm) | 29 (87.9)c | 49 (62.8) | 23 (62.2) |
| Dysmenorrhea | 17 (51.5) | 52 (66.7) | 28 (75.7) |
| Parity (≥1) | 15 (45.5)c | 18 (23.1) | 9 (24.3) |
| Infertility | 7 (21.2) | 20 (25.6) | 8 (21.6) |
| Positive family history | 3 (9.1) | 7 (9) | 10 (27)c |
| Cyst location | |||
| Right | 12 (36.4) | 19 (24.3) | 13 (35.1) |
| Left | 19 (57.6) | 39 (50) | 15 (40.5) |
| Bilateral | 2 (6.1) | 20 (25.6) | 9 (24.3) |
| Bilateral cystsd | 2 (50)d | 20 (83.3)d | 9 (56.3)d |
| Adhesions | 20 (60.6) | 52 (66.7) | 28 (75.7) |
| Peritoneal implants | 13 (39.4) | 34 (43.6) | 15 (40.5) |
| Spillage | 10 (30.3)c | 43 (55.1) | 15 (40.5) |
| Hospital stay > 1 day | 6 (18.2) | 12 (15.4) | 13 (35.1)c |
| Complications | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (5.4) |
Values are given as medians (IQR) for continuous variables or n (%) for categorical variables.
Short time and long time groups have been, respectively, compared with the reference group. All differences are nonsignificant (p ≥ 0.05) except for a p < 0.05 at Mann-Whitney U test, b p < 0.01 at Mann-Whitney U test, and c p < 0.05 at chi-square test.
dCalculated only for cases with multiple cysts.