Table 2.

Primary endpoint results

	Continuous suture (N = 59)	Interrupted suture (N = 60)	p-value*
Burst abdomen until day 30 or incisional hernia until month 12 (ITT)	8/32 (25.0%)	11/37 (29.7%)	0.66
Composite endpoint with ICA-r imputation (ITT)	16/59 (27.1%)	18/60 (30.0%)	0.73
Composite Endpoint (PP)	8/32 (25.0%)	11/37 (29.7%)	0.66
Composite endpoint with ICA-r imputation (PP)	16/59 (27.1%)	18/60 (30.0%)	0.73
Primary endpoint (ITT)	Ref = 1	OR: 1.04 (95% CI: 0.31- 3.43)	0.95
Primary endpoint (PP)	Ref = 1	OR: 1.19 (95% CI: 0.28- 5.04)	0.82

ITT intention-to-treat, PP per protocol, * p values are reported according to χ2 test