Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of each group
ns-PVA (n = 44) | Embozene (n = 40) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Age | Mean age | 45.7 | 45.5 |
Median age | 45 | 45.5 | |
Range | 30–56 | 30–56 | |
Ethnicity | White British | 9 | 4 |
Asian | 2 | 3 | |
Afro-Caribbean/black | 24 | 15 | |
Other | 8 | 18 | |
Uterine and fibroid dimensions | Uterine volume (cm2)–pre-UAE | 1046.3 | 952.3 |
Dominant fibroid volume (cm2)–pre-UAE | 304.5 | 246.6 | |
QOL assessment | Fibroid-specific symptom score | 56.9 | 60.2 |
Fibroid-specific QOL total score | 39.2 | 41.9 |