Research Article
Comparison of Subcuticular Suture Materials in Cesarean Skin Closure
Table 1
Descriptive statistics of study groups.
| | Primary Cesarean | Repeat Cesarean | | Absorbable () | Nonabsorbable () | value | Absorbable () | Nonabsorbable () | value |
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 26.78 ± 4.83 | 27.11 ± 5.35 | 0.678 | 30.71 ± 5.36 | 29.16 ± 4.92 | 0.192 | BMI (mean ± SD) | 27.24 ± 4.48 | 28.38 ± 4.88 | 0.130 | 30.12 ± 5.25 | 29.29 ± 4.92 | 0.487 | Wound length (mm) | | | | | | | mean ± SD | 11.00 ± 1.36 | 11.27 ± 1.70 | | 11.03 ± 1.29 | 11.20 ± 1.67 | | Median (25th–75th) | 11 (10–12) | 11 (10–12) | 0.813 | 11 (10–12) | 11 (10–12) | 0.775 |
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Student’s test, Mann-Whitney test.
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