Research Article

Gynecologic Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Is Universal Screening Mandatory?

Table 1

Patient characteristics.


Age (years), median (IQR)48 (38.5-59.5)
Ethnicity, (%)
 Thai127 (98.4%)
 Others2 (1.6%)
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)24.00 (4.64)
 <18.5 kg/m2, (%)10 (7.8%)
 18.5–22.9 kg/m2, (%)55 (42.6%)
 23.0–24.9 kg/m2, (%)22 (17.1%)
 ≥25.0 kg/m2, (%)42 (32.6%)
Hospital stay (days), median (IQR)3 (0.5-4)
Menopausal status, (%)
 Premenopause79 (61.2%)
 Postmenopause50 (38.8%)
Underlying disease, (%)
 Diabetes mellitus15 (11.6%)
 Hypertension24 (18.6%)
 Respiratory disease0 (0%)
 Cardiovascular disease4 (3.1%)
 Cancer33 (25.6%)

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