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Table 2.

Length of incision, thickness of subcutaneous fat and skin-to-skin time, according to study group

Variable	Midline incision	Transverse incision	P-value
Length of incision (mm) ± SD^a	164 ± 28	140 ± 24	<0.0001
Thickness of subcutaneous fat (mm) ± SD^a	34.5 ± 13.0	30.3 ± 12.4	0.05
Skin-to-skin time (min) ± SD^a	56.9 ± 29.3	53.2 ± 26.8	0.40
Width of scar (mm) ± SD^b	8.3 ± 1.4	3.3 ± 1.2	<0.0001

^aMeasured during surgery in 75 midline and 74 transverse incisions

^bMeasured at follow-up in 63 and 60 midline and transverse incisions, respectively