Table 1 Patient characteristics of the cohort and operative variables for all patients broken down by age category (under and above 70 years)
From: Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy is as safe in septuagenarians or elder as in younger women
Median or % | ≤ 70 years | > 70 years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | Total 571 (100%) | 367 (64.3%) | 204 (35.7%) | |
Baseline patient characteristics | p | |||
Age (years) | 66 (IQR 15) | 61 (IQR 11) | 75 (IQR 6) | 0.000 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25 (IQR 5) | 25 (IQR 5) | 25.5 (IQR 4) | 0.917 |
Menopausal | 90.7% | 87.2% | 100% | 0.000 |
Diabetes mellitus (all types) | 10.8% | 9.5% | 13.4% | 0.344 |
Current smoker | 12.2% | 15.7% | 3.9% | 0.001 |
Prior hysterectomy | 73.4% | 70.3% | 78.9% | 0.025 |
Prior POP surgery | 72.1% | 68.9% | 77.8% | 0.022 |
Prior LSCP | 4.6% | 5.7% | 2.5% | 0.072 |
Nature of procedures (index operation) | ||||
Sacrocolpopexy | 73.4% | 70.3% | 78.9% | 0.025 |
Concomitant LASH + cervicopexy | 24.2% | 27.0% | 19.1% | 0.036 |
Hysteropexy | 2.8% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 0.705 |
Concomitant rectopexy | 5.3% | 5.5% | 4.9% | 0.783 |
Concomitant incontinence surgery | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 0.814 |
Concomitant vaginal surgery | 3.0% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 0.584 |