Table 1.
General characteristics of participants
| Variable | Over all (N = 226) | Percentage % | Fibroids (N = 38) | Percentage % | No fibroids (N = 188) | Percentage % | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 28.1 | 4.3 | 31.4 | 3.4 | 27.4 | 4.2 | < 0.001 |
| Age (years), n (%) | |||||||
| 20–25 | 45 | 19.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 23.6 | 0.001 |
| 25–30 | 108 | 47.7 | 14 | 36.4 | 94 | 50.0 | |
| 30–35 | 51 | 22.7 | 17 | 45.5 | 34 | 18.2 | |
| 35–40 | 22 | 9.8 | 4 (7) | 18.2 | 16 | 8.2 | |
| Education, n (%) | |||||||
| Primary | 41 | 18.2 | 5 | 13.6 | 36 | 19.2 | 0.90 |
| Secondary | 125 | 55.3 | 23 | 59.1 | 102 | 54.5 | |
| Tertiary | 60 | 26.5 | 10 | 27.3 | 50 | 26.4 | |
| Age at menarche, mean (SD) | 14.6 | 1.7 | 14.0 | 1.8 | 14.7 | 1.6 | 0.11 |
| Oral contraceptive use, n (%) | 45 | 19.7 | 8.63 | 22.7 | 36 | 19.1 | 0.77 |
| Gravidity, mean (SD) | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.17 |
| Gravidity, n (%) | |||||||
| 1 | 57 | 25.0 | 19 | 50.0 | 38 | 20.0 | 0.02 |
| 2 | 57 | 25.0 | 3 | 9.1 | 53 | 28.2 | |
| 3–4 | 87 | 38.6 | 14 | 36.4 | 73 | 39.1 | |
| ≥ 5 | 25 | 11.4 | 2 | 4.5 | 24 | 12.7 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), n (%) | |||||||
| <25 | 48 | 21.2 | 7 | 18.2 | 41 | 21.8 | 0.50 |
| 25–30 | 51 | 22.7 | 12 | 31.8 | 39 | 20.9 | |
| 30–34 | 106 | 47.0 | 14 | 36.4 | 92 | 49.1 | |
| > 35 | 21 | 9.1 | 5 | 13.6 | 16 | 8.2 | |
%: Percentage
SD standard deviation