Table 3: Clinical, skin scar characteristics among study participants according to Nair's score.
|
Characteristics |
No Adhesions (score 0) (n = 39) |
Adhesions (score 1-4) (n = 261) |
Filmy adhesions (n=127) |
Dense adhesions (n = 134) |
P-value1 |
P-value2 |
|
Previous ≥ 3 CD, n (%) |
7 (17.9) |
73 (28.0) |
16 (12.6) |
57 (42.5) |
0.244 |
0.000* |
|
Scar length (cm)# |
14.69 ± 1.95 |
14.38 ± 1.84 |
14.04 ± 1.76 |
14.69 ± 1.87 |
0.327 |
0.004* |
|
Scar width (mm) # |
2.14 ± 1.25 |
2.29 ± 1.36 |
2.19 ± 1.07 |
2.31 ± 1.12 |
0.149 |
0.421 |
|
Scar appearance, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Elevated |
12 (30.8) |
49 (18.8) |
15 (11.8) |
34 (25.4) |
|
|
|
Flat |
27 (69.2) |
208 (79.7) |
112 (88.2) |
96 (71.6) |
0.176 |
0.003* |
|
Depressed |
0 |
4 (1.5) |
0 |
4 (3.0) |
|
|
|
Scar pigmentation, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hyper pigmented |
18 (46.2) |
121 (46.4) |
55 (43.3) |
67 (50.0) |
0.327 |
0.321 |
|
Non-pigmented |
21 (53.8) |
140 (53.6) |
72 (56.7) |
67 (50.0) |
|
|
CD: Cesarean Delivery
# Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation
*Statistical significant difference
P-value1 for the difference between patients with and without adhesions.
P-value2 for the difference between patients with filmy and dense adhesions.