Table 3 Comparison of shares of procedures between males and females by age group
From: Inguinal hernia repair in inpatient children: a nationwide analysis of German administrative data
Type of procedure | Age group | Difference of means (95% CI) | Mann–Whitney estimate | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Open hernia repair | < 1 | 1.1% (0.4–1.7) | U = 0.1775 | 0.0056 |
1–4 | 7.4% (5.2–10.3) | U = 0.0355 | < 0.0001 | |
5–9 | 9.3% (5.9–13.7) | U = 0.0592 | 0.0002 | |
10–14 | 10.7% (7.6–14.2) | U = 0.0178 |  < 0.0001 | |
Laparoscopic hernia repair | < 1 | − 1.1% (− 1.7 to − 0.4) | U = 0.8225 | 0.0056 |
1–4 | − 7.4% (− 10.2 to − 5.1) | U = 0.9645 |  < 0.0001 | |
5–9 | − 9.3% (− 13.7 to − 5.9) | U = 0.9408 | 0.0002 | |
10–14 | − 10.7% (− 14.4 to − 7.8) | U = 0.9823 |  < 0.0001 | |
Open herniorrhaphy |  < 1 | 8.6% (7.2–9.5) | U = 0 |  < 0.0001 |
1–4 | 11.2% (9.6–12.8) | U = 0 |  < 0.0001 | |
5–9 | 10.7% (8.3–13.2) | U = 0 |  < 0.0001 | |
10–14 | 17.5% (12.9–21.4) | U = 0.0178 |  < 0.0001 | |
Open hernioplasty |  < 1 | − 8.8% (− 9.8 to − 7.5) | U = 1 |  < 0.0001 |
1–4 | − 11.5% (− 13.3 to − 9.7) | U = 1 |  < 0.0001 | |
5–9 | − 10.7% (− 13.4 to − 8.2) | U = 1 |  < 0.0001 | |
10–14 | − 17.8% (− 22.2 to − 12.3) | U = 0.9645 |  < 0.0001 | |
Recurrent hernia | < 1 | 0.3% (0.2–0.4) | U = 0.1065 | 0.0007 |
1–4 | 0.6% (0.2–0.9) | U = 0.1124 | 0.0009 | |
5–9 | 1.2% (0.5–1.8) | U = 0.1183 | 0.001 | |
10–14 | 0.7% (− 0.5–1.4) | U = 0.3254 | 0.137 |