Table 2.
Patient characteristics versus entry routes
| Infraumbilical (n=35) Mean±SD |
Supraumbilical (n=36) Mean±SD |
Transumbilical (n=34) Mean±SD |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age*** (year) | 37.03±11.93 | 40.14±12.17 | 42.26±11.61 | 0.190* |
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| BMI*** (kg/m2) | 24.66±3.40 | 24.68±4.76 | 24.32±4.91 | 0.932* |
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| Duration of the entry*** (min) | 2.23±1.03 | 2.47±1.25 | 2.09±1.26 | 0.394* |
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| Skin thickness*** | 1.65±0.67 | 1.50±0.60 | 1.54±0.66 | 0.598* |
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| Gravida median (IQR) | 2 (3) | 2 (1.75) | 2 (3) | 0.246** |
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| Incision# | ||||
| Vertical | 23 (65.7) | 10 (27.7) | 20 (58.8) | 0.001** |
| Transverse | 12 (34.2) | 26 (72.2) | 14 (41.1) | |
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| Veres needle# | 35 (100.0) | 34 (94.4) | 19 (55.9) | 0.001** |
*
Spearman rank correlation analysis
**
Kruskal–Wallis one-way ANOVA test
***
mean±SD,
#
n (%)
BMI; body mass index