Tab.1.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of the study population (n = 349)
| Characteristics |
Low severity (n = 140)
[n (%)] |
High severity (n = 209)
[n (%)] |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis (years) | |||
| ≤50 | 60(42.8) | 109(57.4) | 0.147* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||
| ≤25 | 97(69.3) | 115(55) | 0.007* |
| Smoking history | |||
| Yes | 29(20.7) | 53(25.3) | 0.316 |
| Family history of ovarian cancer | |||
| Yes | 43(30.7) | 77(36.8) | 0.237 |
| Oral contraceptive use | |||
| Yes | 122(87.1) | 174(83.3) | 0.321 |
| Ascites | |||
| Yes | 95(67.9) | 139(66.5) | 0.293 |
| Tumor location | |||
| Unilateral | 106(75.7) | 157(75.1) | 0.299 |
| Bilateral | 34(24.3) | 52(24.9) | |
| Lymph node metastasis | |||
| Yes | 15(10.7) | 100(47.8) | 0.212 |
| Distant metastasis | |||
| Yes | 15(10.7) | 19(9) | 0.616 |
P-value from chi-square test. * denotes P<0.15. BMI: body mass index.