Table 1.

Comparison of patient characteristics.

Variable	Binder Mean (SD)	No binder Mean (SD)	p value
Age (years)	42.53 (9.4)	47.39 (12)	0.056
Weight (kg)	80.47 (18.0)	75.02 (17.0)	0.141
Incision length (cm)	18.02 (5.0)	17.07 (5.6)	0.185
	% (95% CI)	% (95% CI)
Co-morbidities			0.226
None	36.1 (20.4 – 51.8)	35.9 (20.8 – 51.0)
1	33.3 (17.9 – 48.7)	48.7 (33.0 – 64.4)
2 or more	30.6 (15.5 – 45.6)	15.4 (4.1 – 26.7)
Prior surgeries			0.751
None	33.3 (17.9 – 48.7)	30.8 (16.3 – 45.3)
1	19.4 (6.5 – 32.4)	25.6 (11.9 – 39.3)
2 or more	47.2 (30.9 – 63.5)	43.6 (28.0 – 59.2)
Surgical indication			0.748
Leiomyomata	41.7 (25.6 – 57.8)	39.5 (23.9 – 55.0)
Cancer	41.7 (25.6 – 57.8)	36.8 (21.5 – 52.2)
Other	16.7 (4.5 – 28.8)	23.7 (10.2 – 37.2)
Surgery type			0.904
Simple	72.2 (57.6 – 86.9)	65.8 (50.7 – 80.9)
Complex	27.8 (13.1 – 42.4)	34.2 (19.1 – 49.3)
Incision type			0.276
Transverse	36.1 (20.4 – 51.8)	51.3 (35.6 – 67.0)
Vertical	63.9 (48.2 – 79.6)	48.7 (33.0 – 61.8)