Evaluation of the Quilting Technique for Reduction of Postmastectomy Seroma: A Randomized Controlled Study
Table 2
Demographic and clinical data of the two study groups.
Intervention group
Control group
Statistics
P value
( = 60)
( = 60)
Age (years)
46 ± 7
44 ± 8
1.5
0.14
[38–65]
[37–66]
BMI
30.5 ± 1.8
30.9 ± 1.5
1.3
0.19
[29–35]
[27–34]
Tumor size (mm)
35 ± 6
34 ± 7
0.8
0.4
[24–65]
[25–66]
Pathologic Type
46 (76.7%)
47 (78.3%)
0.0
1.00
(Ductal versus others)
Grade (Grade 1 versus 2 and 3)
8 (13.3%)
11 (18.3%)
0.25
0.62
Data were presented as mean ± SD [range] for continuous data and number (%) for categorical data. -test for continuous data and Chi square for categorical data.