Table 1 Clinical characteristics and ultrasonographic findings in patients with endometrial benign lesions and endometrial carcinoma.

From: Clinical value of D-dimer combined with transvaginal ultrasonography in the postmenopausal population with endometrial carcinoma

Characteristics

Benign lesions (n = 68)

Carcinoma (n = 61)

Test statistic

p value

Continuous variables

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

t-value

 

 D-dimer (μg/mL)

0.61 ± 0.49

1.13 ± 0.98

− 3.744

0.001**

 Endometrial thickness (mm)

6.97 ± 5.12

11.71 ± 6.03

− 4.826

0.002**

 Age (years)

60.15 ± 7.66

56.49 ± 6.82

2.849

0.005**

Categorical variables

n (%)

n (%)

χ2

 

 Postmenopausal vaginal bleeding

  

41.069

0.001**

  Yes

12 (17.6)

45 (73.8)

  

  No

56 (82.4)

16 (26.2)

  

 Uterine cavity occupation

  

10.457

0.001**

  Yes

45 (66.2)

23 (37.7)

  

  No

23 (33.8)

38 (62.3)

  

 Blood flow signal in uterine cavity

  

23.71

0.003**

  Yes

3 (4.4)

24 (39.3)

  

  No

65 (95.6)

37 (60.7)

  
  1. **p < 0.01 was considered statistically significant.
  2. Assessed by transvaginal ultrasonography.