Table 2.
Comparison of demographic and clinicopathologic variables for LRS vs MRS groups
| Variable | Less radical (N=807) | More radical (N=1764) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | ||
| Less radical surgery | -- | ||||
| Conization | 36 | 4.5 | |||
| Trachelectomy | 89 | 11.0 | |||
| Simple hysterectomy | 682 | 84.5 | |||
| More radical surgery | |||||
| Modified radical/Radical hysterectomy | 1174 | 66.6 | |||
| Modified radical hysterectomy | 278 | 15.8 | |||
| Radical hysterectomy | 312 | 17.7 | |||
| Median age | 37 | (18–44) | 37 | (17–44) | .834 |
| Race | .857 | ||||
| White | 482 | 53.0 | 965 | 54.7 | |
| Black | 74 | 9.2 | 150 | 8.5 | |
| Hispanic | 230 | 28.5 | 485 | 27.5 | |
| Other | 75 | 9.3 | 164 | 9.3 | |
| Marital status | .939 | ||||
| Single | 246 | 30.5 | 542 | 30.7 | |
| Married/Domestic partner | 434 | 53.8 | 954 | 54.1 | |
| Divorced/Widowed/Separated | 98 | 12.1 | 213 | 12.1 | |
| Unknown | 29 | 3.6 | 55 | 3.1 | |
| SEER Region | .219 | ||||
| Central | 137 | 17.0 | 348 | 19.7 | |
| Eastern | 160 | 19.8 | 323 | 18.3 | |
| Western | 510 | 63.2 | 1093 | 62.0 | |
| Year of diagnosis | <.001 | ||||
| 1998–2002 | 176 | 21.8 | 562 | 29.8 | |
| 2003–2007 | 283 | 35.1 | 628 | 35.6 | |
| 2008–2012 | 348 | 43.1 | 610 | 34.6 | |
| Histology | .024 | ||||
| Squamous cell | 513 | 63.6 | 1189 | 67.4 | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 229 | 28.4 | 413 | 23.4 | |
| Adenosquamous | 65 | 8.1 | 162 | 9.2 | |
| Grade | <.001 | ||||
| G1 | 117 | 14.5 | 175 | 9.9 | |
| G2 | 362 | 44.9 | 766 | 43.4 | |
| G3 | 249 | 30.9 | 680 | 38.5 | |
| Unknown | 79 | 9.8 | 143 | 8.1 | |
| Tumor size | <.001 | ||||
| ≤ 2 cm | 465 | 57.6 | 949 | 53.8 | |
| > 2 cm | 319 | 39.5 | 797 | 45.2 | |
| Unknown | 23 | 2.9 | 18 | 1.0 | |
| Positive LN | .214 | ||||
| No | 6382 | 84.5 | 1444 | 81.9 | |
| Yes | 125 | 15.5 | 319 | 18.1 | |
| Unknown if examined | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| RT | .005 | ||||
| No | 590 | 73.1 | 1257 | 71.3 | |
| Yes | 217 | 26.9 | 507 | 28.7 | |
| RT type | .716 | ||||
| None | 590 | 73.1 | 1257 | 71.3 | |
| External beam | 147 | 18.2 | 361 | 20.5 | |
| Brachytherapy | 10 | 1.2 | 18 | 1.0 | |
| Both | 58 | 7.2 | 125 | 7.1 | |
| RT NOS | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 | |
Abbreviations: LN, lymph node; RT, radiation therapy; NOS, not otherwise specified