Table 4:

Univariate analysis comparing patient demographic characteristics, pathologic features and stage between endometrial cancers staged in the 2 years before the COVID-19 pandemic and in the first year of the pandemic

VariableNo. (%)of cases*Standardized differenceStochastic dominanceOR (95% CI)
2 years before pandemic
n = 391
First year of pandemic
n = 190
No. of cases per 30 d, mean16.115.6NA
Age, median (IQR), yr65 (59–72)66 (58–72)0.012NA
Histologic subtype
 Endometrioid carcinoma, NOS244 (62.7)112 (58.9)0.1490.86 (0.61–1.23)
 Endometrioid carcinoma, other variant56 (14.4)31 (16.3)1.17 (0.72–1.88)
 High-grade88 (22.6)47 (24.7)1.13 (0.75–1.70)
 Other30
Histologic grade
 Low272 (69.6)125 (65.8)0.0810.5190.84 (0.58–1.22)
 High119 (30.4)65 (34.2)1.19 (0.82–1.72)
Lymphovascular invasion115 (29.4)64 (33.7)0.0920.5211.22 (0.84–1.77)
Positive margin6 (1.5)3 (1.6)0.0040.5001.07 (0.26–4.32)
Stage
 I289 (73.9)145 (76.3)0.491NA
 II38 (9.7)13 (6.8)
 III + IV64 (16.4)32 (16.8)
  • Note: CI = confidence interval, IQR = interquartile range, NA = not applicable, NOS = not otherwise specified, OR = odds ratio.

  • * Except where noted otherwise.

  • Grouped because there were fewer than 10 stage IV cases.