Table 2 Nerve prevalence according to BMI
From: Dermatome Mapping Test in the analysis of anatomo-clinical correlations after inguinal hernia repair
NERVE | Prevalence [n (% column)] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group A BMI < 25 n.53 | Group B BMI ≥ 25 n.62 | Series n. 115 | P (< 0.05) | |
IH | 44 (83.1) | 39 (62.9) | 83 (72.2) | 0.0164 |
II | 43 (81.1) | 52 (83.9) | 95 (82.6) | 0.70 |
GF | 25 (47.2) | 31(50) | 56 (48.7) | 0.76 |
IH + II + GF | 19 (35.8) | 17 (27.4) | 36 (31.3) | 0.33 |