Table II.

Demographic data compared between the group of seven women with distinct microbiota of the skin under the panniculus and the rest of the cohort

Characteristic	Group of seven	Rest of cohort	P
Nulliparous	1 (14%)	3 (25%)	1.0
Age (years)	28.3 ± 6.1	28.8 ± 4.6	0.83
Prepregnancy weight (lbs)	249 ± 18.6	263 ± 33.6	0.33
Weight at sample collection (lbs)	283 ± 41.2	286 ± 33.9	0.90
Weight gain (lbs)	34.1 ± 41.5	22.5 ± 16.9	0.40
Height (inches)	65.2 ± 2.5	64.3 ± 2.4	0.40
BMI (kg/m2)	46.8 ± 5.9	48.7 ± 6.1	0.51
Race			0.26
Black	7 (100%)	9 (75%)
White	0 (0%)	3 (25%)
Payment source= Medicaid	7 (100%)	12 (100%)	1.0
Marital status			1.0
Single	6 (86%)	10 (83%)
Married	1 (14%)	1 (8%)
Divorced	0 (0%)	1 (8%)
Prior cesarean	4 (57%)	4 (33%)	0.38
Other infraumbilical laparotomy	0 (0%)	1 (8%)	1.0
One or more prior vaginal deliveries	4 (57%)	6 (50%)	1.0
Chronic hypertension	1 (14%)	2 (17%)	1.0
Gestational diabetes	2 (29%)	2 (17%)	0.60
Smoker	1 (14%)	2 (17%)	1.0
Drug abuse	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1.0
Last bathing type			0.33
Bath	1 (14%)	5 (42%)
Shower	6 (86%)	7 (58%)
Last bathing timing			0.04
Evening before visit	5 (71%)	2 (17%)
Morning of visit	2 (29%)	10 (83%)
Subpannicular fold—supine (cm)	7.0 ± 2.1	5.3 ± 3.0	0.21
Subpannicular fold—standing (cm)	13.6 ± 3.9	12.3 ± 3.3	0.44
Delta subpannicular fold (cm)	6.6 ± 3.7	7.0 ± 3.1	0.81

Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation and analyzed with Fisher’s exact test or the unpaired Student’s t-test. Abbreviations used in the table: lbs=pounds, BMI=body mass index; kg=kilograms of weight, m=meters of height, cm=centimeters.