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Table 1 Characteristics of four treatment groups

From: Factors that influence persistence or recurrence of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion with positive margins after the loop electrosurgical excision procedure: a retrospective study

 

TCT

TCT + Biopsy

2nd LEEP

Hysterectomy

p

Age (range)

24–57

21–60

23–47

28–69

 

Mean

35.6 ± 8.7

37.9 ± 8.0

37.4 ± 5.8

47.9 ± 8.7

<0.001a

Median size of LEEP

35

38

38

46

 

Diameter (cm,mean)

1.92 ± 0.33

1.96 ± 0.42

2.13 ± 0.73

1.82 ± 0.41

0.0856a

Median (range)

1.8 (1–2.5)

1.8 (1.2–3.5)

2.15 (1–3)

1.8 (1–3)

 

Thickness (cm, mean)

0.89 ± 0.22

0.93 ± 0.21

0.91 ± 0.45

0.84 ± 0.20

0.1124a

Median (range)

0.8 (0.3–1.8)

0.9 (0.6–1.7)

0.85 (0.3–1.8)

0.8 (0.3–1.5)

 

Depth (cm, mean)

1.44 ± 0.29

1.38 ± 0.29

1.54 ± 0.38

1.39 ± 0.33

0.4128a

Median

1.5 (1–2.2)

1.2 (0.8–2)

1.55 (1–2)

1.2 (0.8–2)

 

Number of involved margins

 Single

42

96

17

57

0.0512b

 Multiple

1

10

5

10

 

Endocervical curettage histopathology

  ≤ LSIL

37

101

18

50

<0.001b

 HSIL

6

5

4

17

 
  1. Data analysis
  2. a One way ANOVA
  3. b Fisher exact test