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Table 2 Mean Healing time of the two study arms at different variables

From: Ultrasound Guided Needle Aspiration versus Surgical Drainage in the management of breast abscesses: a Ugandan experience

Variable

Mean healing time in weeks

Mean Difference

95%CI

P-Value

 

US Aspiration

I&D

   

Age in yrs

   ≤ 20

27.5

30.0

-2.46

-6.2-1.3

0.19

   > 20

21.5

19.9

1.61

-4.8-8.1

0.61

Symptoms

   ≤ 7 days

20.6

22.0

-1.42

-11.8-8.9

0.77

   > 7 days

28.7

24.0

4.70

-0.7-10.2

0.09

B/feeding

   Yes

26.1

25.8

0.25

-4.9-5.3

0.92

   No

22.5

15.8

6.70

-2.5-15.9

0.15

Parity

   Primiparous

26.0

26.4

-0.45

-7.1-6.2

0.88

   Multiparous

21.3

21.6

-0.35

-8.1-7.4

0.93

   Nulliparous

24.7

30.0

-5.33

-28.3-17.6

0.58

Const.symp2

   Yes

26.8

26.0

0.80

-8.4-9.9

0.83

   No

23.7

22.9

0.80

-4.6-6.2

0.62

B/affected 3

   Right

23.3

24.1

-0.73

-7.8-6.3

0.83

   Left

24.9

23.3

1.55

-4.9-7.9

0.62

Q/affected 4

   LUQ 5

23.6

20.3

3.26

-3.3-9.9

0.32

   MUQ 6

18.0

27.3

-9.33

-19.9-1.3

0.08

   LLQ 7

24.7

30.0

-5.33

-51.2-40

0.67

   MLQ 8

25.7

31.0

-4.0

-49.2-39

0.62

SizeB/Absc 9

   ≤ 3 cm

15.3

13.5

1.74

-5.0-8.5

0.59

   > 3 cm

27.1

30.0

-2.90

-5.93-0.11

0.06

Shape

   Oval

22.0

30.0

-8.0

-18-3.0

0.11

   Irregular

24.8

23.1

-3.7

-3.7-71

0.52

   Multiloculated

24.6

14.0

10.7

-35.2-56

0.42

Location

   Subareolar

17.5

25.4

-7.8

-20.2-4.5

0.18

   Periphery

26.8

23.1

3.7

-1.2-8.6

0.14

   Indeterminate

22.0

30.0

-8.0

-184-168

0.67