. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2015 May-Jun;42(3):273–278. doi: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000137

TABLE 2.

Characteristic Heights in Dependent Loops

	H_c	H_t	Bed Height	H_b	H_p	H_b − H_p (H_b > H_p)	H_b − H_p (H_p > H_b)	H_p = H_b
Average (cm)	45.13	27.77	71.94	39.52	38.38	8.22	−12.24	0
SD (cm)	11.13	16.72	11.98	15.19	18.01	5.84	9.87	0
Minimum (cm)	25.2	0	47.5	25.2	2.9	0.2	−0.2	0
Maximum (cm)	93.7	83	97	89	83	25.9	−39	0
Median (cm)	43.1	27.3	72.62	38.1	36.8	7.55	−8.8	0
Percent of subjects						65.3%	32.7%	2%
N	110	110	73	102	99	64	32	2

SD, standard deviation; H_c, crest height; H_t, trough height; H_b, bag-side meniscus height; H_p, patient-side meniscus height