Table 1.

The characteristics of patients with Grades II and III hemorrhoids

Goligher classification	Grade II	Grade III	Statistical significance
Number	169	435
Gender
Male	103	231	NS
Female	66	204
Age (yr)	58 ± 18	59 ± 16	NS
Injection dose of ALTA (mL)	13.4 ± 5.2	21.5 ± 6.8	P < 0.0001
Operative time	14 ± 8	16 ± 7	P = 0.0020

NS: Not significant; ALTA: Aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid.