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

Student’s test, Mann-Whitney test.