Table 2.

Demographic Characteristics of Patients by Surgical Approach

Route of Hysterectomy
VariableAbdominal, n=62Robotic, n=303Vaginal, n=41
Age, years, mean ± SD44.35 ± 5.8844.7 ± 7.7547 ± 10.36
Body mass index, kg/m2, mean ± SD34.61 ± 7.3432.46 ± 8.529.86 ± 6.74
Race/ethnicity
 Black/African American56 (90.3)164 (54.1)16 (39.0)
 Caucasian6 (9.7)130 (42.9)22 (53.7)
 Hispanic, nonwhite5 (1.7)2 (4.9)
 Asian4 (1.3)1 (2.4)
  • Note: Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.