Distribution of CC Moroccan patients according to clinicopathological characteristics (n = 80)
Characteristics
Type
Sample number (n)
Percentage (%)
Age at diagnosis (year, mean age = 54)
27–41
15
18.8
42–61
45
56.3
> 61
20
25.0
FIGO clinical stage
I
16
20.0
II
57
71.3
III
7
8.8
IV
0
–
Histological type
SCC
66
82.5
Adenocarcinoma
14
17.5
Age at menarche (in years)
≤ 12
55
68.8
> 12
25
31.3
Menopause
Yes
54
67.5
No
26
32.5
Age at menopause (in years)
< 45
14
25.9
≥ 45
40
74.1
Oral contraceptives use
Yes
56
70
No
24
30
Duration of oral contraceptives use (in years)
≥ 5
33
58.9
< 5
23
41.1
ABO blood group
A+
17
21.25
A–
5
6.25
B+
11
13.75
B–
7
8.75
AB+
2
2.50
AB–
0
–
O+
32
40.00
O–
6
7.50
Parity
Yes
70
87.5
No
10
12.5
Number of children
1–2
30
42.9
≥ 3
40
57.1
Childbirth delivery
Vaginal birth
59
84.3
Caesarean section
11
15.7
Residence area
Urban and sub-urban
58
72.5
Rural
22
27.5
Marital status
Single (separated or widowed)
18
22.5
Married
62
77.5
Health insurance
Covered (RAMED)
75
93.8
Not covered
5
6.3
FIGO: International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; –: not applicable; RAMED: Regime d’Assistance Medicale
Declarations
Acknowledgments
Special acknowledgment for Faculty of Sciences and Techniques of Mohammedia, University Hassan II of Casablanca and Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation in Morocco.
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Ethical approval
The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee for Biomedical Research of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco (Reference 3/2018 on 30.04.2018).
Consent to participate
The informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from all participants.
Consent to publication
Not applicable.
Availability of data and materials
The datasets generated and/or analyzed in the course of the present study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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