Table 1 Demographic data

Patients/hernias

18/20

Age (years)

65 (46–82)

Gender(male/female)

18/0

BMI (kg/m²)

23.1 (17.0–31.5)

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Hypertension

12

 Diabetes mellitus

9

 Heart disease

7

 Pulmonary disease

3

 Liver disease

2

 Duration of CAPD before hernia formation (months)

16 (2–61)

Etiology of renal failure, n (%)

 Glomerulonephritis

5

 Diabetes nephropathy

7

 Hypertensive nephropathy

2

 Polycystic kidney disease

1

 Other^a

3