Table 1.
Patient characteristics. Data are given as mean ± standard deviation or frequencies (%)
| CLH (n = 101) | RAH (n = 68) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 50.21 ± 9.36 | 48.03 ± 9.57 | 0.14 |
| < 50 years | 62 (61.39) | 50 (73.53) | |
| ≥ 50 years | 39 (38.61) | 18 (26.47) | |
| Comorbidity index | 0.40 ± 0.76 | 0.26 ± 0.66 | 0.25 |
| 0 | 73 (72.28) | 56 (82.35) | |
| 1 | 20 (19.80) | 8 (11.77) | |
| ≥ 2 | 8 (7.92) | 4 (5.88) | |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 27.31 ± 4.48 | 28.16 ± 4.73 | 0.24 |
| < 30 kg/m2 | 71 (70.30) | 42 (61.76) | |
| ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 30 (29.70) | 26 (38.24) | |
| Without prior abdominal surgery | 67 (66.34) | 44 (64.71) | 0.83 |
| Prior abdominal surgery, mean | 0.44 ± 0.70 | 0.44 ± 0.66 | 0.96 |
| Caesareana | 6 (5.94) | 5 (7.35) | |
| Appendectomya | 17 (16.83) | 9 (13.24) | |
| Cholecystectomya | 8 (7.92) | 3 (4.41) | |
| Tubal sterilizationa | 7 (6.93) | 5 (7.35) | |
| Othera | 6 (5.94) | 8 (11.77) | |
| Weight of the surgical specimen (g) | 208.54 ± 136.63 | 192.49 ± 105.80 | 0.43 |
RAH robot-assisted hysterectomy, CLH: conventional laparoscopic hysterectomy
aMultiple responses allowed in information of prior abdominal surgery