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Table 9. Baseline Characteristics by Racea
|
Baseline Characteristics |
White |
African-American |
p |
|
Mean age (years) |
44.4 |
42.5 |
< 0.0001 |
|
% Nulliparous |
46.7% |
38.0% |
< 0.0001 |
|
Mean BMI |
26.2 |
29.7 |
< 0.0001 |
|
Comorbidity |
|
Smoking |
11.2% |
16.0% |
< 0.05 |
|
Diabetes |
2.3% |
3.8% |
NS |
|
Hypertension |
6.7% |
17.7% |
< 0.001 |
|
Mean uterine volume (cc) |
612 |
758 |
< 0.0001 |
|
Number of fibroids |
|
|
< 0.0001 |
|
1 |
30.4% |
15.9% |
|
|
2 |
21.0% |
19.2% |
|
|
3 |
13.2% |
17.7% |
|
|
4 |
6.5% |
9.7% |
|
|
5 or more |
28.2% |
37.5% |
|
|
Presenting symptom (patient states symptom is problem) |
|
Heavy menstrual bleeding |
82.2% |
88.3% |
< 0.0001 |
|
Pain |
60.1% |
66.7% |
0.008 |
|
Bulk symptoms |
87.2% |
84.8% |
0.08 |
|
Other |
13.9% |
15.0% |
NS |
|
Predominant symptom (primary or worst symptom) |
|
Heavy menstrual bleeding |
61.8% |
66.8% |
0.05 |
|
Pain |
8.5% |
12.6% |
< 0.0001 |
|
Bulk symptoms |
28.1% |
19.2% |
< 0.0001 |
|
Other |
1.7% |
1.3% |
NS |
|
Median symptom score (higher score=more severe symptoms) |
56 |
63 |
0.0007 |
|
Median HRQOL score (lower score=worse QOL) |
49 |
42 |
0.0007 |
a The Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used to test continuous variables and the Chi-square test was used for categorical variables.
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