Using Adhesive Glue to Repair First Degree Perineal Tears: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Basic characteristics of study’s participants.

	Stitches; mean (𝑁)	Glue; mean (𝑁)	Statistical test	𝑃; (2-tailed)
Patient age	29.29 (28)	29.92 (74)	𝑡-test	.59
Parity	2.46 (28)	2.68 (74)	𝑡-test	.5
Length of tear, cm	1.7 (28)	1.9 (74)	𝑡-test	.236
Depth of tear, cm	1.3 (26)	1.1 (71)	𝑡-test	.047
Epidural	12/28	30/74	Chi-squared	.38