Table 2 Demographic features of the CE patients along with the cyst characteristics
Characteristics | Frequency (No.) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 245 | 49.1 |
Female | 254 | 50.9 |
Province | ||
Fars | 380 | 75.7 |
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad | 37 | 7.4 |
Bushehr | 23 | 4.6 |
Khuzestan | 14 | 2.8 |
Foreign countries | 6 | 1.2 |
Sistan and Balochistan | 4 | 0.8 |
Kerman | 3 | 0.6 |
Kermanshah | 2 | 0.4 |
Khorasan Razavi | 2 | 0.4 |
Other Provinces1 | 7 | 1.4 |
Age groups (years) | ||
< 10 | 51 | 10.2 |
10–19 | 70 | 14.1 |
20–29 | 98 | 19.7 |
30–39 | 94 | 18.9 |
40–49 | 55 | 11 |
> 50 | 130 | 26.1 |
Number of cysts | ||
Single | 343 | 69.6 |
Two cysts | 98 | 19.9 |
Three cysts | 23 | 4.7 |
Four cysts | 8 | 1.6 |
Five or more cysts | 21 | 4.3 |
Size of cysts (cm) | ||
= < 5 cm | 69 | 14.1 |
6–10 | 164 | 33.6 |
11–15 | 232 | 47.5 |
> = 16 | 23 | 4.7 |
Area of the cyst (cm2) | ||
= < 25 | 179 | 38.7 |
26–50 | 112 | 24.2 |
51–75 | 48 | 10.4 |
76–100 | 62 | 13.4 |
> = 100 | 61 | 13.2 |