Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of study sample by method of sterilization (N = 710)
| Total (n = 710) | Laparoscopic (n = 433) | Hysteroscopic (n = 277) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 33.7 (6.3) | 33.6 (6.2) | 33.9 (6.5) | 0.6 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic/Latina | 201 (30.0) | 121 (29.7) | 80 (30.4) | 0.5 |
| White | 362 (54.0) | 224 (54.9) | 138 (52.5) | |
| Black | 47 (7.0) | 23 (5.6) | 24 (9.1) | |
| Asian | 13 (1.9) | 9 (2.2) | 4 (1.5) | |
| Other | 48 (7.2) | 31 (7.6) | 17 (6.5) | |
| Gravidity | ||||
| Median (Range) | 3 (0–11) | 3 (0–11) | 3 (0–11) | 0.7 |
| Parity | ||||
| Median (Range) | 2 (0–8) | 2 (0–8) | 2 (0–6) | 0.2 |
| Insurance | ||||
| Medicaid | 315 (49.7) | 179 (46.3) | 136 (55.1) | 0.09 |
| Private | 298 (47.0) | 195 (50.4) | 103 (41.7) | |
| Self-pay | 21 (3.3) | 13 (3.4) | 8 (3.2) | |
| BMI | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 28.5 (6.8) | 27.9 (6.1) | 29.6 (7.6) | 0.002 |
| BMI class | ||||
| <25 | 247 (35.5) | 160 (37.5) | 87 (32.3) | 0.04 |
| 25–29.9 | 215 (30.9) | 133 (31.2) | 82 (30.5) | |
| 30–34.9 | 124 (17.8) | 79 (18.5) | 45 (16.7) | |
| 35–39.9 | 68 (9.8) | 38 (8.9) | 30 (11.2) | |
| ≥40 | 42 (6.0) | 17 (4.0) | 25 (9.3) | |
| Any comorbidities | ||||
| Yes | 326 (45.9) | 193 (44.6) | 133 (48.0) | 0.4 |
| No | 384 (54.1) | 240 (55.4) | 144 (52.0) | |
| Any abdominal surgery | ||||
| Yes | 288 (40.6) | 179 (41.3) | 109 (39.4) | 0.6 |
| No | 422 (59.4) | 254 (58.7) | 168 (60.7) | |
| Abdominal surgeries | ||||
| Cesarean section | 206 (29.0) | 127 (29.3) | 79 (28.5) | 0.9 |
| Appendectomy | 43 (6.1) | 24 (5.5) | 19 (6.9) | 0.5 |
| Cholecystectomy | 66 (9.3) | 40 (9.2) | 26 (9.4) | 1.0 |
| Umbilical hernia repair | 12 (1.7) | 4 (0.9) | 8 (2.9) | 0.07 |
| Gastric bypass | 13 (1.8) | 6 (1.4) | 7 (2.5) | 0.4 |
| Other laparoscopy/laparotomy | 59 (8.3) | 39 (9.0) | 20 (7.2) | 0.5 |
Mean (SD) or number (%). Numbers may not sum to total due to missing data: race/ethnicity (n = 39, 5.5 %), number of cesarean sections (n = 39, 5.5 %), gravidity (n = 18, 2.5 %), parity (n = 10, 1.4 %), insurance (n = 76, 10.7 %), and body mass index -BMI (n = 14, 2.0 %)