Table 1: Baseline demographics and comorbidities.
| Characteristic | Total 399 | Superficial Excision 147 36.84% | Deep Excision 252 63.16% | p Value |
| Age (years) | 36.89 15.42 | 34.98 15.29 | 38.01 15.43 | 0.0577 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 184 46.12% | 68 46.26% | 116 46.03% | 0.965 |
| Female | 215 53.88% | 79 53.74% | 136 53.97% | 0.965 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 266 66.67% | 86 58.50% | 180 71.43% | 0.0082 |
| Black | 33 8.27% | 14 9.52% | 19 7.54% | 0.4876 |
| Hispanic | 35 8.77% | 8 5.44% | 27 10.71% | 0.0725 |
| Unknown/not reported | 64 16.04% | 32 21.77% | 32 12.70% | 0.0172 |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Wound infection | 2 0.50% | 0 0.00% | 2 0.79% | 0.5335 |
| Diabetes | 24 6.02% | 10 6.80% | 14 5.56% | 0.6133 |
| Current smoker | 83 20.80% | 34 23.13% | 49 19.44% | 0.3817 |
| No dyspnea | 393 98.50% | 145 98.64% | 248 98.41% | 0.8575 |
| COPD | 6 1.50% | 0 0.00% | 6 2.38% | 0.0894 |
| HTN | 13 3.26% | 5 3.40% | 8 3.17% | 0.9021 |
| Weight loss | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 1 |
| Steroid use | 6 1.50% | 3 2.04% | 3 1.19% | 0.6738 |
| Independent | 394 98.75% | 147 100.00% | 247 98.02% | 0.0857 |
| ASA 3 or greater | 59 14.79% | 20 13.61% | 39 15.48% | 0.6116 |
| Body mass index (kg/m^2) | 28.45 7.24 | 28.09 8.1 | 28.66 6.69 | 0.4723 |