Table 5.
Presenting Signs and Symptoms
| Abnormal Uterine Bleeding at Presentation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (N=38) | Not Present (N=38) | ||||
| Finding | Percent | 95% CI | Percent | 95% CI | p-value1 |
| Abnormal uterine bleeding | 100% | 91% – 100% | 0% | 0%–9% | <.001 |
| Fatigue | 58% | 41% – 74% | 39% | 24% – 57% | 0.168 |
| Bruising or petechiae | 42% | 26% – 59% | 13% | 4% – 28% | 0.009 |
| Dyspnea or shortness of breath | 42% | 26% – 59% | 8% | 2% – 21% | 0.001 |
| Fever | 24% | 11% – 40% | 18% | 8% – 34% | 0.779 |
| Nausea or vomiting | 13% | 4% – 28% | 13% | 4% – 28% | 1.000 |
| Gingival bleeding | 13% | 4% – 28% | 8% | 2% – 21% | 0.711 |
| Cough or sore throat | 13% | 4% – 28% | 5% | 1% – 18% | 0.430 |
| Dizziness | 11% | 3% – 25% | 13% | 4% – 28% | 1.000 |
| Weight loss | 11% | 3% – 25% | 8% | 2% – 21% | 1.000 |
| Bone or joint pain | 11% | 3% – 25% | 37% | 22% – 54% | 0.014 |
| Epistaxis | 11% | 3% – 25% | 0% | 0%–9% | 0.115 |
| Weakness | 8% | 2% – 21% | 18% | 8% – 34% | 0.309 |
| Tender lymph nodes | 5% | 1% – 18% | 5% | 1% – 18% | 1.000 |
| Night sweats | 5% | 1% – 18% | 5% | 1% – 18% | 1.000 |
| Flu-like symptoms | 3% | 0% – 14% | 11% | 3% – 25% | 0.358 |
| Other | 58% | 41% – 74% | 47% | 31% – 64% | 0.491 |
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Fisher’s Exact Test