| | Variables | Patients (n = 30) | Controls (n = 68) | (Mann–Whitney U) |
| | Age (years) | 36 (26, 40) | 30 (22, 36) | <0.001 | | Menstrual cycle (days) | 29 (23, 39) | 30 (22, 45) | 0.003 | | Menstrual duration (days) | 7 (3, 7) | 6 (5, 8) | 0.357 | | No. of myomas | 1 (1, 12) | — | | | 1 (n, %) | 18 (60.0%) | — | | | 2 (n, %) | 5 (16.7%) | — | | | ≥3 (n, %) | 7 (23.3%) | — | | | Site of myoma1 | | | | | Intramural (n, %) | 24 (80%) | — | | | Subserous (n, %) | 3 (10%) | — | | | Intraligamentary (n, %) | 2 (6.7%) | — | | | Submucous (n, %) | 1 (3.3%) | — | | | Diameter of myoma1 (cm) | 7 (2, 12) | — | | | ≤5.0 (n, %) | 9 (30%) | — | | | >5.0 (n, %) | 21 (70%) | — | | | Complications | | | | | Pelvic lesions (n, %) | 23 (76.7%) | — | | | Salpingitis (n, %) | 16 (53.3%) | — | | | Blood tests | | | | | CA125 (U/ml) | 21.2 (4.8, 95.9) | — | | | Hb (g/L) | 119.5 (54, 144) | 134 (116, 154) | <0.001 | | RBC (1012/L) | 4.45 (3.33, 5.92) | 4.42 (2.53, 5.26) | 0.638 |
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Data were presented as number, median, min/max, or percentage. 1The characteristics of the biggest myoma; Hb, hemoglobin; RBC, red blood cells.
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