Variable

No incision complication (n = 486)

Incision complication (n = 73)

P-value

Primary c-section

253 (47.9%)

30 (52%)

0.27^A

C-section without labor

246 (50.6%)

27 (37%)

0.03^A

Timing of c-section

0.0004^A

Scheduled

189 (38.9%)

18 (25%)

Emergent

25 (5.1%)

12 (16%)

Non-emergent

272 (56.0%)

43 (59%)

Closure with staples

349 (71.8%)

62 (85%)

0.018^A

Closure with subcutaneous sutures

139 (28.6%)

21 (29%)

0.98^A

Ruptured membranes

179 (36.8%)

33 (45%)

0.17^A

Chorioamnionitis

54 (11.1%)

9 (12%)

0.76^A

Diabetes during pregnancy

57 (11.7%)

7 (10%)

0.59^A

Preeclampsia

65 (13.3%)

18 (25%)

0.011^A

Age (years)

27.7 ± 5.8

27.2 ± 5.8

0.46^B

BMI (kg/m²)

34.2 ± 7.8

35.4 ± 8.5

0.22^C

Gestational age (wks)

37.4 ± 3.8

36.8 ± 4.0 (n = 50)

0.24^C