Table 1

Descriptive characteristics according to death up to 360 days after primary ovarian cancer surgery in Danish women performed from 2005 to 2012 (percentage distribution in brackets)

Number of womenWomen who died within 0–180 days after surgeryWomen who died within 181–360 days after surgeryWomen who survived at least 361  days after surgery
All women2654 (100)226 (9)186 (7)2242 (84)
Age*
 ≤64 years (%)1380 (52)53 (4)75 (5)1252 (91)
 >64 years (%)1274 (48)173 (14)111 (9)990 (78)
ASA
 Score 1 (%)1023 (39)33 (3)52 (5)938 (92)
 Score >1 (%)1622 (61)192 (12)133 (8)1297 (80)
 Missing (%)9 (0)1 (11)1 (11)7 (78)
Smoking
 No (%)1306 (49)95 (7)86 (7)1125 (86)
 Yes (%)1046 (39)89 (9)74 (7)883 (84)
 Missing (%)302 (11)42 (14)26 (9)234 (77)
BMI
 Underweight (%)117 (4)24 (20)17 (15)76 (65)
 Normal (%)1369 (52)122 (9)91 (7)1156 (84)
 Overweight (%)1095 (41)72 (6)74 (7)949 (87)
 Missing (%)73 (3)8 (11)4 (5)61 (84)
FIGO stage
 Localised (%)965 (36)34 (4)24 (2)907 (94)
 Advanced (%)1668 (63)190 (11)161 (10)1317 (79)
 Missing (%)21 (1)2 (10)1 (5)18 (85)
Residual tumour
 None (%)1798 (68)65 (4)86 (5)1647 (91)
 ≤2 cm (%)328 (12)45 (14)36 (11)247 (75)
 >2 cm (%)519 (20)115 (22)63 (12)341 (66)
 Missing (%)9 (0)1 (11)1 (11)7 (78)
Blood transfusion
 No (%)2000 (75)143 (7)125 (6)1732 (87)
 Yes (%)648 (24)83 (13)60 (9)505 (78)
 Missing (%)6 (0)0 (0)1 (17)5 (83)
Calendar year
 2005–2006764 (29)81 (11)53 (7)630 (82)
 2007–20091073 (40)99 (9)79 (7)895 (84)
 2010–2012817 (31)46 (6)54 (6)717 (88)
  • *Age was divided into two groups according to the median age.

  • ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI, body mass index; FIGO, International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics.