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. 2015 Aug 31;2015:702631. doi: 10.1155/2015/702631

Table 3.

Factors associated with shorter or longer duration of laparoscopic surgery for ovarian endometrioma.

Variables Shorter time <Q1 Longer time >Q3
OR 95% CI p value OR 95% CI p value
Older age (>30) 2.683 1.129–6.377 0.025 1.105 0.505–2.419 0.802
Dysmenorrhea 0.531 0.232–1.217 0.531 1.556 0.641–3.774 0.329
Parity (≥1) 2.778 1.170–6.592 0.021 1.071 0.428–2.681 0.883
Positive family history 1.014 0.246–4.189 0.984 3.757 1.298–10.872 0.015
Single cyst (versus multiple) 3.222 1.020–10.183 0.046 0.583 0.260–1.310 0.192
Small cyst (≤5 cm) 4.291 1.370–13.440 0.012 0.972 0.434–2.180 0.946
Spillage 0.354 0.149–0.841 0.019 0.555 0.251–1.227 0.146

Crude odds ratios, with 95% confidence intervals and p values, describing the strength of association between selected variables and operative times, respectively, shorter and longer than the reference group (Q1–Q3).