Table 1.
Socio‐demographic characteristics of study participants
| Variable | n (% total) |
|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis | Median age 66 years (IQR 56–73 years) |
| <50 years | 61 (11.3%) |
| 50–70 years | 296 (54.9%) |
| >70 years | 182 (33.8%) |
| Body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) | Median BMI 32 kg/m2 (IQR 26–39 kg/m2) |
| Underweight | 6 (1.1%) |
| Normal weight | 83 (15.4%) |
| Overweight | 128 (23.8%) |
| Obese | 322 (59.7%) |
| Grade of endometrial cancer | |
| 1 | 243 (45.1%) |
| 2 | 122 (22.6%) |
| 3 | 174 (32.3%) |
| Stage of endometrial cancer | |
| I | 403 (74.9%) |
| II | 56 (10.4%) |
| III | 71 (13.0%) |
| IV | 9 (1.7%) |
| Histology | |
| Endometrioid | 404 (75.0%) |
| Non‐endometrioid | 135 (25.0%) |
| Bohkman’s category | |
| Type 1 | 364 (67.5%) |
| Type 2 | 175 (32.5%) |
| Lymphovascular invasion (n = 536) | |
| No | 382 (71.3%) |
| Yes | 154 (28.7%) |
| Depth of myometrial invasion | |
| <50% | 346 (64.2%) |
| ≥50% | 193 (35.8%) |
| Social deprivation group (n = 532) | |
| Social group I (least deprived) | 147 (27.6%) |
| Social group II (middle group) | 186 (35.0%) |
| Social group III (most deprived) | 199 (37.4%) |
| History of diabetes mellitus (n = 535) | |
| Yes | 108 (20.2%) |
| No | 427 (79.8%) |
| Primary treatment | |
| Surgery | 473 (87.8%) |
| Hormonal (fertility‐sparing reasons) | 23 (4.3%) |
| Hormonal (not fit for surgery) | 40 (7.4%) |
| Radiotherapy | 3 (0.6%) |
| Adjuvant treatment | |
| Yes | 240 (44.5%) |
| No | 299 (55.5%) |
| Recurrence | |
| Yes | 78 (14.5%) |
| No | 460 (85.5%) |
| Survival status at end of follow‐up | |
| Alive | 429 (79.6%) |
| Cancer‐specific mortality | 76 (14.1%) |
| Non‐cancer related mortality | 34 (6.3%) |
| Total | 539 (100%) |