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Table 2 Clinical and sociodemographic characteristics by age for ovarian and endometrial cancer survivors

From: Long-term quality of life and sexual function of elderly people with endometrial or ovarian cancer

Variables

Ovarian cancer survivors

Endometrial cancer survivors

< 70 years

≥ 70 years

p value

< 70 years

≥ 70 years

p value

N = 26

%

N = 16

%

N = 45

%

N = 58

%

Time since diagnosis (months)

    

0.16

    

0.43

Mean (SD)

71.8 (24.1)

84.7 (30.4)

 

77.5 (27.8)

82.3 (30.4)

 

Median [range]

69.0 [39.0–122.0]

80.5 [46.0–127.0]

 

74.0 [36.0–130.0]

79.0 [37.0–131.0]

 

Age at diagnosis (years)

    

< 0.001

    

< 0.001

Mean (SD)

52.2 (10.6)

70.2 (5.1)

 

56.9 (5.0)

71.4 (6.9)

 

Median [range]

56.0 [20.0–65.0]

70.5 [63.0–82.]

 

58.0 [42.0–66.0]

72.0 [60.0–86.0]

 

Time since diagnosis

    

0.85

    

0.72

< 5 Years

9

34.6

6

37.5

 

14

31.1

20

34.5

 

≥ 5 Years

17

65.4

10

62.5

 

31

68.9

38

65.5

 

Stage

    

0.90

    

0.04

I

11

44.0

6

37.5

 

44

100.0

50

86.2

 

II

3

12.0

2

12.5

 

0

0.0

3

5.2

 

III

11

44.0

8

50.0

 

0

0.0

5

8.6

 

Unknown

1

 

0

  

1

 

0

  

CCI

    

> 0.99

    

0.13

0

13

86.7

10

90.9

 

30

75.0

30

60.0

 

≥ 1

2

13.3

1

9.1

 

10

25.0

20

40.0

 

Unknown

11

 

5

  

5

 

8

  

BMI

    

0.52

    

0.13

≤ 25

14

53.8

7

43.7

 

24

55.6

40

70.2

 

> 25

12

46.2

9

56.3

 

20

44.4

17

29.8

 

Unknown

0

 

0

  

1

 

1

  

Hormonal status

    

0.03

    

0.31

Postmenopausal

19

73.1

16

100.0

 

42

93.3

58

100.0

 

Not postmenopausal

7

26.9

0

0.0

 

3

6.7

0

0.0

 

Surgery

         

> 0.99

Yes

26

100.0

16

100.0

 

44

100.0

56

98.3

 

No

0

0.0

0

0.0

 

0

0.0

1

1.7

 

Unknown

0

 

0

  

1

 

1

  

Chemotherapy

    

0.72

    

0.65

Yes

20

76.9

11

68.7

 

3

6.8

2

3.5

 

No

6

23.1

5

31.3

 

41

93.2

55

96.5

 

Unknown

0

 

0

  

1

 

1

  

Radiotherapy

         

0.73

Yes

0

0.0

0

0.0

 

30

68.2

37

35.1

 

No

26

100.0

16

100.0

 

14

31.8

20

64.9

 

Unknown

0

    

1

 

1

  

Treatments

    

0.72

    

0.48

Surgery alone

6

23.1

5

31.3

 

13

29.6

18

32.1

 

Surgery ± radiotherapy ± chemotherapy

20

76.9

11

68.7

 

31

70.4

38

67.9

 

Unknown

0

 

0

  

1

 

2

  

EPICES score

    

0.70

    

< 0.001

EPICES ≤ 30

19

79.2

10

71.4

 

38

92.7

22

53.7

 

EPICES > 30

5

20.8

4

28.6

 

3

7.3

19

46.3

 

Unknown

2

 

2

  

4

 

17

  
  1. SD standard deviation, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, BMI Body Mass Index