Table 1.

Patient demographics and medical comorbidities.

Variable	Direct anterior (N = 75)	Posterior (N = 75)	P value
Age at scar assessment
Mean (SD) range	67.1 (9.4)	61.6 (14.4)	.01
Sex
Male	42	42	1.00
Female	33	33
BMI (kg/m2)
Mean (SD) range	30.9 (5.3)	29.2 (7.3)	.08
Age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index (CCI)
Mean (SD) range	4.2 (2.1)	3.6 (2.6)	.12
Steroid use
Yes	2	7	.14
No	73	68
Diabetes mellitus
Yes	16	7	.08
No	59	68
Active smoker
Yes	9	4	.19
No	66	71
Rheumatoid arthritis
Yes	2	2	1.00
No	73	73
Peripheral vascular disease
Yes	26	25	.82
No	49	50
Psoriasis
Yes	3	0	.12
No	72	75
Known skin cancer
Yes	6	7	.94
No	69	68
Known keratosis
Yes	11	7	.35
No	64	68