Table 2 Distribution of patients and tumour characteristics by period of diagnosis
1982-1989 | 1990-1997 | 1998-2005 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Number of patients (%) | Number of patients (%) | Number of patients (%) | Fisher p |
N = 221 | N = 255 | N = 272 | ||
Age | 0.722 | |||
< 50 | 44(19.9%) | 59 (23.1%) | 51(18.7%) | |
50-70 | 110(49.7%) | 119(46.7%) | 130(47.8%) | |
≥ 70 | 67(30.3%) | 77(30.2%) | 91(33.5%) | |
Stage at diagnosis | 0.091 | |||
I | 66(29.8%) | 58(22.7%) | 62(22.8%) | |
II | 18(8.1%) | 27(10.6%) | 15(5.5%) | |
III | 97(43.9%) | 134(52.5%) | 156(57.3%) | |
IV | 29(13.1%) | 30(11.8%) | 31(11.4%) | |
Unknown | 11(4.9%) | 6(2.3%) | 8(3.0%) | |
Histological type | ||||
Serous | 122(55.2%) | 157(61.6%) | 154(56.6%) | 0.178 |
Mucinous Endometrioid | 51(23.0%) | 50(19.6%) | 66(24.2%) | |
Other epithelial | 28(12.7%) | 36(14.1%) | 27(10.0%) | |
Non epithelial | 20(9.0%) | 12(4.7%) | 25(9.1%) | |
Place of residence | ||||
Urban | 126(57.0%) | 138(54.1%) | 148(54.4%) | 0.803 |
Rural | 95(42.9%) | 116(45.5%) | 124(45.6%) | |
Unknown | 1(0.4%) | |||
Menopause | ||||
Yes | 160(72.4%) | 182(71.4%) | 108(39.7%) | 0.570 |
No | 43(19.5%) | 57(22.3%) | 38(14.0%) | |
Unknown | 18(8.1%) | 16(6.3%) | 126(46.3%) |