Table 1 Characteristics of the study patients
From: Reliability of out-patient hysteroscopy in one-stop clinic for abnormal uterine bleeding
Global | 35–40 | 40 or more | Menopausal | Sig. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (years) | 45.3 (7.9) | 36.4 (1.5) | 45.6 (4.2) | 55.6 (8.3) | NA |
Parity | 6.3 (3.1) | 4.7 (2.2) | 6.6 (3) | 7.6 (3.3) | 0.000 |
Abortions | 1.3 (1.5) | 0.9 (1.2) | 1.4 (1.6) | 1.3 (1.5) | 0.06 |
Nulliparity | 3.1% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 0.72 |
Contraceptive use | 21%a | 30% | 17% | NA | 0.04a |
Progestin treatment | 37% | 37% | 39% | 31% | 0.5 |
Previous D&C | 31% | 27% | 36% | 20% | 0.051 |
Hypertension | 18.6% | 4.3% | 19.4% | 35% | 0.000 |
DM | 10% | 4.3% | 8.2% | 22% | 0.003 |
BMI | 30.6 (6.3) | 28.4 (6) | 30.7 (5.7) | 33 (7.4) | 0.000 |
Obesity(BMI>/=30) | 51% | 37% | 53% | 62% | 0.000 |