| Table 1. Patient characteristics segregated by group | ||||
| Variables | Total sample | Non-cancer | Cancer | p-value |
| n | 187 | 164 | 23 | |
| Age* | 35.13±3.72 | 35.72±3.07 | 30.96±5.14 | <0.001W |
| < 30 years | 22 (11.8%) | 10 (6.1%) | 12 (52.1%) | |
| 31 to 35 years | 64 (34.4%) | 59 (36.2%) | 5 (21.7%) | |
| 36 to 40 years | 96 (51.6%) | 90 (55.2%) | 6 (26.1%) | |
| Over 40 years | 4 (2.2%) | 4 (2.5%) | - | |
| Marital status | 0.048Q | |||
| Married/steady union | 60 (32.6%) | 48 (29.8%) | 12 (52.2%) | |
| Divorced, widow* | 18 (9.8%) | 18 (11.2%) | - | |
| Single | 106 (57.6%) | 95 (59%) | 11 (47.8%) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.69±3.16 | 22.64±3.24 | 23.03±2.63 | 0.481W |
| Low weight | 5 (3.7%) | 5 (4.3%) | - | |
| Normal weight | 110 (82.1%) | 95 (81.2%) | 15 (88.2%) | |
| Pre-obese | 15 (11.2%) | 13 (11.1%) | 2 (11.8%) | |
| Obese | 4 (3%) | 4 (3.4%) | - | |
| Pregnancies | ||||
| None | 148 (85.5%) | 130 (86.1%) | 130 (86.1%) | |
| One or two | 25 (14.5%) | 21 (13.9%) | 4 (18.2%) | |
| Deliveries | 0.257F | |||
| None | 154 (95.1%) | 136 (95.8%) | 18 (90%) | |
| One or two | 8 (4.9%) | 6 (4.2%) | 2 (10%) | |
| Miscarriages | 0.476F | |||
| None | 155 (89.6%) | 134 (88.7%) | 21 (95.5%) | |
| One or two | 18 (10.4%) | 17 (11.3%) | 1 (4.5%) | |
| *There was only one widow in the sample The p-values refer to the following tests: Qchi-square of independence, FFisher's exact, and WWilcoxon Mann-Whitney for independent samples.BMI - body mass index. The BMI classifications (in kg/m2) were determined as follows (ABESO, 2009): <18.5: low weight; 18.5 to 24.9: normal weight; 25 to 29.9: pre-obese and ≥30: obese |
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