Table 4. Fibroid characteristics.
a p-values were derived via one-way ANOVA for categorical and continues variables, and chi-square test for categoric variables
ANOVA: analysis of variance
| OM GROUP | LM GROUP | HM GROUP | No. (%) | p-valuea | |
| Type of fibroid | 0.000 | ||||
| Unspecified | 10(100%) | 0 | 0 | 10(100%) | - |
| Transmural | 61(93.8%) | 1(1.5%) | 3(4.6%) | 65(100%) | - |
| Submucosal | 47(63.5%) | 21(28.4%) | 6(8.1%) | 74(100%) | - |
| Pedunculated | 4(66.7%) | 2(33.3%) | 0 | 6(100%) | - |
| Multiple sites | 91(84.3%) | 10(9.3%) | 7(6.5%) | 108(100%) | - |
| Number of fibroids | (3.49±3.83) | (4.18±4.22) | (3.75±4.01) | - | 0.628 |
| Length | (7.99±3.35) | (5.45±2.14) | (7.26±2.78) | - | 0.005 |
| Width | (7.18±3.70) | (5.32±2.90) | (6.46±2.28) | - | 0.035 |