Table 1: Clinical, skin scar characteristics and intra-abdominal adhesions among study participants according to scar appearance.
Characteristics |
Flat scar (n = 235) |
Non-flat scar (n = 65) |
P-value |
BMI (Kg/m2)# |
25.65 ± 3.23 |
24.82 ± 2.81 |
0.060 |
Number of previous CD # |
2.14 ± 1.16 |
1.95 ± 0.93 |
0.246 |
Previous ≥ 3 CD, n (%) |
67 (28.5) |
13 (20.0) |
0.205 |
Scar length (cm)# |
14.45 ± 1.75 |
14.31 ± 2.21 |
0.583 |
Scar width (mm)# |
2.38 ± 1.11 |
2.43 ± 1.26 |
0.414 |
Scar pigmentation, n (%) |
|
|
|
Hyper pigmented |
79 (33.6) |
60 (92.3) |
0.000* |
Non-pigmented |
156 (66.4) |
5 (7.7) |
|
Intra-abdominal adhesions, n (%) |
|
|
|
Absent |
27 (11.5) |
12 (18.5) |
0.148 |
Present |
208 (88.5) |
53 (81.5) |
|
Grade 1 |
49 (23.6) |
1 (1.9) |
|
Grade 2 |
63 (30.3) |
14 (26.4) |
0.001* |
Grade 3 |
49 (23.6) |
17 (32.1) |
|
Grade 4 |
47 (22.5) |
21 (39.6) |
|
CD: Cesarean Delivery; BMI: Body Mass Index
# Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation
*Statistical significant difference