Impact of incision preference and umbilical care on laparoscopic cholecystectomy outcomes: A randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Comparison of general characteristics of patients between intervention and control groups (n = 80), n (%)/mean ± SD

		Intervention group, UCTI (n = 40)	Control group, SCPI (n = 40)	P value
BMI		24.6 ± 3.05	24.7 ± 2.74	0.911
Age		49.65 ± 9.3	47.70 ± 11.42	0.401
Gender	Female	20 (50)	24 (60)	0.362
	Male	20 (50)	16 (40)
Number of comorbid disease	0	9 (22.5)	12 (30)	0.652
	1	21 (52.5)	18 (45)
	2 or more	10 (25)	10 (25)
ASA score	ASA 1	9 (22.5)	12 (30)	0.442
	ASA 2	31 (77.5)	28 (70)
Smoker	No	26 (65)	31 (77.5)	0.212
	Yes	14 (35)	9 (22.5)
Alcohol use	No	27 (67.5)	25 (62.5)	0.632
	Yes	13 (32.5)	15 (37.5)
Previous abdominal surgery	No	33 (82.5)	36 (90.0)	0.332
	Yes	7 (17.5)	4 (10.0)
Total		40 (50)	40 (50)

¹Independent sample t test.

²χ² test.

BMI: Body mass index; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; UCTI: Umbilical care and transumbilical incision; SCPI: Standard care and periumbilical incision.