Table 3c.
Results of pairwise comparisons: hernia formation (significant results shaded).
| PDS | Polypropylene | Polyglactin | Nylon | Polyglycolic acid | Polyglyconate | Ethibond | Steel | PLG | Polysorb | Triclosan-coated polyglactin | |
| PDS | – | OR 1.1 CI 0.8–1.53 |
OR 1.6 CI 1.2–2.13 |
OR 0.77 CI 0.57–1.04 |
OR 1.47 CI 0.84–2.58 |
OR 1.68 CI 0.98–2.89 |
OR 1.92 CI 1.03–3.57 |
OR 0.99 CI 0.45–2.18 |
OR 0.38 CI 0.02–7.56 |
OR 0.96 CI 0.16–5.92 |
OR 0.54 CI 0.08–3.5 |
| Polypropylene | – | – | OR 1.45 CI 0.94–2.23 |
OR 0.7 CI 0.45–1.09 |
OR 1.33 CI 0.7–2.55 |
OR 1.52 CI 0.81–2.86 |
OR 1.74 CI 0.86–3.51 |
OR 0.9 CI 0.38–2.11 |
OR 0.34 CI 0.02–6.97 |
OR 0.87 CI 0.14–5.52 |
OR 0.49 CI 0.07–3.26 |
| Polyglactin | – | – | – | OR 0.48 CI 0.32–0.73 |
OR 0.92 CI 0.49–1.73 |
OR 1.05 CI 0.57–1.94 |
OR 1.2 CI 0.61–2.39 |
OR 0.62 CI 0.27–1.44 |
OR 0.24 CI 0.01–4.8 |
OR 0.6 CI 0.1–3.79 |
OR 0.34 CI 0.05–2.24 |
| Nylon | – | – | – | – | OR 1.91 CI 1.01–3.63 |
OR 2.18 CI 1.17–4.07 |
OR 2.5 CI 1.25–4.99 |
OR 1.29 CI 0.56–3.01 |
OR 0.49 CI 0.02–9.99 |
OR 1.25 CI 0.2–7.9 |
OR 0.7 CI 0.11–4.67 |
| Polyglycolic acid | – | – | – | – | – | OR 1.14 CI 0.52–2.49 |
OR 1.31 CI 0.57–3.02 |
OR 0.68 CI 0.26–1.78 |
OR 0.26 CI 0.01–5.42 |
OR 0.65 CI 0.1–4.38 |
OR 0.37 CI 0.05–2.59 |
| Polyglyconate | – | – | – | – | – | – | OR 1.15 CI 0.5–2.61 |
OR 0.59 CI 0.23–1.54 |
OR 0.22 CI 0.01–4.73 |
OR 0.57 CI 0.09–3.82 |
OR 0.32 CI 0.05–2.26 |
| Ethibond | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | OR 0.52 CI 0.19–1.41 |
OR 0.2 CI 0.01–4.19 |
OR 0.5 CI 0.07–3.41 |
OR 0.28 CI 0.04–2.02 |
| Steel | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | OR 0.38 CI 0.02–8.42 |
OR 0.96 CI 0.13–7 |
OR 0.54 CI 0.07–4.13 |
| PLG | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | OR 2.54 CI 0.08–84.92 |
OR 1.44 CI 0.04–49.15 |
| Polysorb | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | OR 0.56 CI 0.04–7.66 |
CI, 95% confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; PDS, polydioxanone; PLG, poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide).