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Table 3 Scar characters in women with intraperitoneal adhesions

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

Adhesion occurrence

No

Yes

p-value

Variable

Attribute

n (%)

n (%)

Vascularity

Normal

127 (59.35)

32 (16.49)

< 0.001

Red

57 (26.64)

114 (58.76)

Pink

14 (6.54)

38 (19.59)

Purple

16 (7.48)

10 (5.15)

Total

214 (100)

194 (100)

Pigmentation

Normal

96 (44.86)

28 (14.43)

< 0.001

Hypopigmented

44 (20.56)

88 (45.36)

Hyperpigmented

74 (34.58)

78 (40.21)

Total

214 (100)

194 (100)

Pliability

Normal

66 (30.84)

16 (8.25)

< 0.001

Supple

90 (42.06)

83 (42.78)

Yielding

47 (21.96)

36 (18.56)

Firm

0 (0)

42 (21.65)

Ropes

11 (5.14)

8 (4.12)

Contracture

0 (0)

9 (4.64)

Total

214 (100)

194 (100)

Height (mm)

0.5 ± 0.75

1.05 ± 0.85

< 0.001

Total score (/13)

3.08 ± 3.08

5.28 ± 2.81

< 0.001