Impact of uterine artery embolization on ovarian function and pregnancy outcome after uterine-fibroids treatment: A prospective study

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants

Variable	UAE group (n = 87)	Control group (n = 87)	P value
Age (yr)	34.6 ± 4.2	34.8 ± 4.1	0.76
Body mass index (kg/m2)	24.3 ± 3.5	24.5 ± 3.4	0.68
Parity	0.9 ± 0.8	0.8 ± 0.7	0.54
Number of fibroids	2.4 ± 1.2	2.3 ± 1.1	0.59
Size of largest fibroid (cm)	5.6 ± 1.8	5.5 ± 1.7	0.71
Location of fibroids, n (%)			0.82
Submucosal	12 (13.8)	14 (16.1)
Intramural	48 (55.2)	46 (52.9)
Subserosal	27 (31.0)	27 (31.0)
Type of fibroids, n (%)			0.77
Pedunculated	9 (10.3)	8 (9.2)
Sessile	78 (89.7)	79 (90.8)

Data are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%). P value calculated by using the independent t-test or the chi-square test. UAE: Uterine artery embolization.