Table 2: Clinical, skin scar characteristics and intra-abdominal adhesions among study participants according to scar pigmentation.
Characteristics |
Hyper-pigmented scar (n=139) |
Non-pigmented scar (n=161) |
P-value |
BMI (Kg/m2) # |
25.73 ± 3.56 |
25.24 ± 2.97 |
0.174 |
Number of previous CD # |
2.04 ± 1.21 |
2.14 ± 1.04 |
0.442 |
Previous ≥ 3 CD, n (%) |
32 (23.0) |
48 (29.8) |
0.193 |
Scar length (cm)# |
14.35 ± 2.06 |
14.48 ± 1.66 |
0.566 |
Scar width (mm) # |
2.78 ± 1.01 |
2.63 ± 1.16 |
0.387 |
Intra-abdominal adhesions, n (%) |
|
|
|
Absent |
18 (12.9) |
21 (13.1) |
0.448 |
Present |
121 (87.1) |
140 (86.9) |
|
Grade 1 |
19 (15.7) |
31 (22.1) |
|
Grade 2 |
35 (28.9) |
42 (30.0) |
0.521 |
Grade 3 |
30 (24.8) |
36 (25.7) |
|
Grade 4 |
37 (30.8 |
31 (22.2) |
|
CD: Cesarean Delivery; BMI: Body Mass Index
# Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.