Research Article
Tubo-Ovarian Abscesses: Epidemiology and Predictors for Failed Response to Medical Management in an Asian Population
Table 1
Demographic characteristics and comparison between the two groups.
| | | All | Medical | Surgical | P-value | | (N=136) | (N=111) | (N=25) |
| | Demographics |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | Mean ± SD | 37.7 ± 9.7 | 37.2 ± 9.8 | 39.9 ± 9.0 | 0.209 | | Q1 | 31 | 30 | 36 | | | Median | 38 | 38 | 41 | | | Q3 | 46 | 45 | 46 | |
| | Ethnicity | | | | 0.296 | | Chinese | 46 (33.8%) | 37 (33.3%) | 9 (36.0%) | | | Malay | 48 (35.3%) | 40 (36.0%) | 8 (32.0%) | | Indian | 16 (11.8%) | 13 (11.7%) | 3 (12.0%) | | Others | 26 (19.1%) | 21 (18.9%) | 5 (20.0%) |
| | Parity | | | | | | Mean ± SD | 1.4 ± 1.4 | 1.4 ± 1.4 | 1.7 ± 1.6 | 0.278 | | Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | Median | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Q3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| | BMI (kg/m2) | | | | | | Mean ± SD | 26.5 ± 7.6 | 25.5 ± 5.4 | 30.6 ± 12.4 | 0.011 |
| | History of PID | | | | | | Yes | 20 (14.7%) | 16 (14.4%) | 4 (16.0%) | 0.763 | | No | 116 (85.3%) | 95 (85.6%) | 21 (84.0%) | |
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BMI: Body Mass Index. PID: Pelvic inflammatory disease. Missing data for 10 patients. |
