Alpha-Tocopherol Serum Levels Are Increased in Caucasian Women with Uterine Fibroids: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of studied subjects.

	Control group; (n = 62)		UF-positive group; (n = 100)
	Mean ± SD	Median; (IQR)	Mean ± SD	Median; (IQR)
Age (y)	38.81 ± 7.74	40.00; (32.0; 46.0)	40.20 ±6.59	40.00; (36; 44.5)
Weight (kg)	66.50 ± 12.33	65.00; (58.0; 74.0)	72.06 ±14.44	70.00; (60.5; 80.0)
Height (cm)	167.58 ± 5.14	167.00; (164.0; 170.0)	166.68 ±5.67	167.00; (162.0; 170.0)
BMI (kg/m^2)	19.85 ± 3.68	22.31; (20.5; 26.7)	21.61 ±4.22	24.91; (22.0; 29.5)
α-tocopherol (μg/ml)	7.83 ± 3.13	7.42; (5.6; 9.1)	11.66 ±4.97	10.56; (8.5; 13.5)

Significant differences between control and UF group (Mann-Whitney U-test). p = 0.013; p = 0.005; p < 0.001 (n: number of subjects included in each group; y: years; cm: centimeters; kg: kilograms; μg: micrograms; ml: milliliters; SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range; BMI: body mass index; UF: uterine fibroid).