Table 1.

Demographic data of laparoscopic versus open hysterectomy

Variables	Mean (SD)		t-statistic (df)	P
	Laparoscopic (n=26)	Laparotomy (n=14)
Age (years) (n=40)	55.62 (12.75)	57.79 (9.63)	−0.556 (38)#	0.581
BMI (kg/m2) (n=38)	32.57 (8.89)	29.24 (3.71)	1.33 (36)	0.913
Diabetes mellitus	11 (78.6)	3 (21.4)	-	0.299a
Hypertension	16 (66.7)	8 (33.3)	0.073 (1)	0.787b
Other co-morbidities	12 (70.6)	5 (29.4)	0.406 (1)	0.524b

^#t-test, ^aFisher's exact test, ^bChi-square test. SD: Standard deviation, BMI: Body mass index