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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jan;121(1):http://10.1097/AOG.0b013e31827a072c. doi: 10.1097/aog.0b013e31827a072c

Table 3. Primary Outcome Incidence Stratified by Selected Characteristics.

Staples n* (%) Suture n* (%) P
BMI 30 or higher 141 (14.2) 124 (8.1) 0.117
BMI lower than 30 38 (15.8) 46 (0) 0.007
Prior cesarean 84 (13.1) 88 (5.7) 0.094
No prior cesarean 95 (15.8) 83 (6.0) 0.040
Labor or attempted induction 89 (16.0) 91 (5.5) 0.015
No labor or attempted induction 90 (12.2) 80 (6.3) 0.183
Vertical incision 15 (6.7) 15 (6.7) >0.999
6.7 6.7
Pfannensteil incision 164 (15.2) 156 (5.8) 0.006
Chorioamnionitis 18 (16.7) 20 (10) 0.652
No chorioamnionitis 161 (14.3) 151 (5.3) 0.008
*

n represents denominator (percent of denominator with primary outcome)

BMI, body mass index