Table 2.

Results of statistical analysis of groups of patients undergoing saphenectomy with triclosan-coated suture (n = 251) and conventional suture (n = 257).

Variables		Triclosan	Conventional	P-value
Gender	Female	76 (30.3)	77 (30.0)	1.000
	Male	175 (69.7)	180 (70.0)
BMI (kg/m2)	< 18	1 (0.4)	1 (0.4)	0.866
	18 - 25	88 (38.3)	84 (34.9)
	26 - 30	78 (33.9)	85 (35.3)
	> 30	63 (27.4)	71 (29.5)
Diabetes	P	92 (36.7)	112 (43.6)	0.124
	A	159 (63.3)	145 (56.4)
Wound pain	P	25 (10.0)	46 (17.9)	0.011
	A	226 (90.0)	211 (82.1)
Wound hyperthermia	P	4 (1.6)	14 (5.4)	0.028
	A	247 (98.4)	243 (94.6)
Infection	P	13 (5.3)	20 (7.9)	0.281
	A	238 (94.7)	237 (92.1)
CPB	P	238 (94.8)	241 (93.8)	0.703
	A	13 (5.2)	16 (6.2)
Age (years)		62.01 (8.62)	60.39 (9.03)	0.024
		[60.91-63.11]	[58.95-61.35]
		[38-83]	[36-84]
Times (min)	CPB	87 [75.0-105.0]	90 [77.5-110.0]	0.187
	Cross-clamp	75.00 [60.3-91.0]	76 [65.0-98.5]	0.158

Mean ± standard deviation, median and variance, or number (%)

A=absence; BMI=body mass index; CPB=cardiopulmonary bypass; P=presence