Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Patients With 4-6 Week Follow-up.
| Staples (n=179) | Suture (n=171) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Age | 26.7 ± 6.1 | 26.9 ± 5.9 | 0.622* |
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| Body mass index | 36.8 ± 8.1 | 35.9 ± 8.5 | 0.255* |
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| Race | |||
| African American | 66.5 | 56.7 | 0.106† |
| White | 15.1 | 22.2 | |
| Hispanic | 17.9 | 18.7 | |
| Other | 0.6 | 2.3 | |
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| Smoking | 10.6 | 12.3 | 0.624 |
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| Primiparous | 30.7 | 33.9 | 0.523 |
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| Prior cesarean | 46.9 | 51.5 | 0.396 |
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| Chronic hypertension | 13.4 | 11.7 | 0.629 |
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| Diabetes | 19.6 | 18.7 | 0.841 |
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| Human immunodeficiency virus | 1.1 | 0 | 0.499† |
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| Chorioamnionitis | 10.1 | 11.7 | 0.622 |
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| Labor or induction | 49.7 | 53.2 | 0.513 |
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| Intrapartum antibiotics | 30.7 | 28.1 | 0.586 |
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| Vertical midline incision | 8.4 | 8.8 | 0.896 |
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| Intraoperative antibiotics | 98.3 | 98.8 | >0.999† |
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| Steroids | 8.4 | 7.6 | 0.789 |
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| Intraoperative bilateral tubal ligation | 33.5 | 27.5 | 0.221 |
Data are mean ± standard deviation or % unless otherwise specified.
*
Wilcoxon rank sum test.
†
Fisher Exact test