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Table 2 Scare characters and intrabdominal adhesions in relation to abdominal striae

From: Prediction of intraperitoneal adhesions using striae gravidarum and scar characteristics in women undergoing repeated cesarean sections

Davey’s score grade

None (205)

Mild (109)

Moderate (46)

Severe (48)

p-value

Vascularity (Mean ± SD)

0.61 ± 0.82

0.89 ± 0.64

1.07 ± 0.8

1.69 ± 1.01

< 0.001

Pigmentation (Mean ± SD)

0.84 ± 0.83

1.01 ± 0.73

1.54 ± 0.62

1.73 ± 0.57

< 0.001

Pliability (Mean ± SD)

1.11 ± 0.99

1.34 ± 1.05

1.83 ± 1.34

2.67 ± 1.23

< 0.001

Height (mm) (Mean ± SD)

0.56 ± 0.76

0.77 ± 0.73

1 ± 0.89

1.35 ± 1.06

< 0.001

Total score (/13) (Mean ± SD)

3.12 ± 2.97

4.01 ± 2.52

5.43 ± 2.75

7.44 ± 2.92

< 0.001

Davey’s score (Mean ± SD)

0 ± 0

1.82 ± 0.39

3.57 ± 0.5

6.73 ± 0.94

< 0.001

Intraperitoneal adhesions (N%)

None

171 (83.41%)

24 (22.02%)

9 (19.57)

10 (20.83)

< 0.001

Thin filmy

34 (16.59%)

74 (67.89%)

24 (52.17)

17 (35.42)

Thick

0 (0%)

11 (10.09%)

13 (28.26)

21 (43.75)