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Table 5 The association between patient's sex, skin wound area and scar area.

From: Assessment of the effect of phenytoin on cutaneous healing from excision of melanocytic nevi on the face and on the back

Variables

Sex

No.

Average

Minimum

Maximum

P value

Skin Wound area

(7 days)

Female

71

12.99

4.12

30.25

 
 

Male

29

17.71

4.22

28.51

0.006

Skin wound area

(14 days)

Female

71

3.36

0

11.94

 
 

Male

29

4.93

0.39

11.10

0.039

Skin wound area

(21 days)

Female

71

0.29

0

3.97

 
 

Male

29

0.45

0

2.40

0.285

Scar area

(60 days)

Female

71

13.88

4.77

23.17

 
 

Male

29

17.11

9.66

25.67

0.004

  1. Student's t-test, for independent samples p < 0.05