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Table 1 Patient characteristics stratified by study group

From: Diagnostic hysteroscopy and saline infusion sonography in the diagnosis of intrauterine abnormalities: an assessment of patient preference

Outcome

SIS (n = 38)

Office hysteroscopy (n = 41)

Controls (n = 34)

p value

Age in years (95%-CI)

45.0 (41.8–48.2)

44.7 (42.3–47.1)

42.2 (37.5–47.0)

0.484a

Employment

28 (73.7%)

32 (80.0%)

28 (82.4%)

0.901b

Married/living together

30 (78.9%)

34 (82.9%)

28 (82.4%)

0.795b

Children

30 (78.9%)

29 (70.7%)

20 (58.8%)

0.176b

Accessibility of hospital

35 (92.1%)

40 (97.6%)

32 (94.1%)

0.215b

Premenopausal

31 (81.6%)

34 (82.9%)

25 (73.5%)

0.564b

Postmenopausal

7 (18.4%)

7 (17.1%)

9 (26.5%)

0.564b

Previous surgery

31 (81.6%)

32 (78.0%)

26 (76.5%)

0.808b

Previous intervention in outpatient setting

23 (60.5%)

29 (70.7%)

21 (61.8%)

0.477b

  1. SIS saline infusion sonography
  2. aOne-way ANOVA
  3. bPearson's Chi-square