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Table 3 Comparison between groups

From: Incidence and risk factors for trocar-site incisional hernia detected by clinical and ultrasound examination: a prospective observational study

Variable

TSIHu+

TSIHu−

p

Age years (SD)

62.56 (17)

57.21 (16.4)

 

 ≤ 70 n (%)

9 (50)

45 (77.5)

0.019

 > 70

9 (50)

13 (22.4)

0.037§

Gender n (%)

  

0.752§

 Male

7 (39)

25 (43)

 

 Female

11 (61)

33 (57)

 

Diabetes mellitus n (%)

  

1ƒ

 Yes

2 (11)

8 (13.8)

 

 No

16 (88)

50 (86.2)

 

COPD (%)

  

0.247ƒ

 Yes

2 (11)

2 (3.6)

 

 No

16 (88)

54 (96.4)

 

Smoker (%)

   

 Yes

7 (41.2)

12 (22.6)

0.135§

 No

10 (58.8)

41 (77.4)

 

BMI kg/m2 (SD)

29.66 (3.89)

26.89 (4.17)

 

 ≥ 30

8 (47)

11 (21.2)

0.019

 < 30

9 (53)

41 (78.8)

0.038§

Weight kg (SD)

77.47 (10.21)

73.53 (12.16)

0.234

Height cms, SD

161.29 (7.49)

164.67 (8.46)

0.149

Previous umbilical hernia n (%)

   

 Yes

3 (1,7)

4 (7)

0.34ƒ

 No

15 (83)

53 (93)

 

Malignancy n (%)

2 (11.1)

7 (12)

1ƒ

Wound infection classification (%)

  

0.371§

 Clean

2 (11)

6 (10.3)

 

 Clean–contaminated

8 (44)

36 (62.1)

 

 Contaminated

8 (44)

16 (27.6)

 

Emergency n (%)

  

0.536§

 Urgent

7 (38.9)

18 (31)

 

 Elective

11 (61.1)

40 (69)

 

Surgeon’s experience (%)

  

0.441ƒ

 Junior

3 (17)

6 (10.5)

 

 Senior

15 (83)

51 (89.5)

 

Operative time (minutes)

94.33 (41.3)

84.6 (45)

0.417

Follow up (months)

33.17 (5.31)

33.825 (4.05)

0.582

  1. §Chi square
  2. ƒf Fisher
  3. t Student
  4. U de Mann–Whitney