Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Setting |
P Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital | ASC | ||
| N | 821 | 1210 | |
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Age group (years) | <.001 | ||
| <40 | 150 (18.3) | 280 (23.2) | |
| 40–50 | 431 (52.5) | 660 (54.6) | |
| 51–60 | 174 (21.2) | 220 (18.2) | |
| 61–70 | 40 (4.9) | 45 (3.7) | |
| >70 | 26 (3.2) | 4 (0.3) | |
| Race | <.001 | ||
| Black | 374 (45.6) | 357 (29.5) | |
| White | 381 (46.4) | 584 (48.3) | |
| Other | 55 (6.7) | 153 (12.7) | |
| Unknown | 11 (1.3) | 115 (9.5) | |
| No. of previous Ab surgeries | .0014 | ||
| None | 263 (32.0) | 364 (30.1) | |
| 1 | 278 (33.9) | 365 (30.2) | |
| 2 | 171 (20.8) | 239 (19.8) | |
| >2 | 109 (13.3) | 241 (19.9) | |
| No. of comorbidities | .120 | ||
| None | 205 (25.0) | 278 (23.0) | |
| 1 | 233 (28.4) | 359 (29.7) | |
| 2 | 158 (19.2) | 287 (23.7) | |
| 3 | 225 (27.4) | 285 (23.6) | |
| Uterine size categories | .7817 | ||
| ≤250 | 468 (57.0) | 681 (56.4) | |
| <250–500 | 176 (21.4) | 260 (21.5) | |
| >500–750 | 79 (9.6) | 131 (10.9) | |
| >750–1000 | 55 (6.7) | 68 (5.6) | |
| >1000 | 43 (5.2) | 67 (5.6) | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Age (years) | 47.5 (9.4) | 45.6 (7.7) | <.0001 |
| Weight (kg) | 79.9 (21.0) | 79.8 (21.9) | .9006 |
| BMI (m/k2) | 29.8 (7.3) | 29.4 (7.8) | .3218 |
| Uterine weight (g) | 329.7 (335.9) | 349.4 (364.8) | .2139 |
Ab, Abdominal; ASC, Ambulatory Surgery Center.