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Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristic

From: Effect of complete reduction of hernia sac and transection of hernia sac during laparoscopic indirect inguinal hernia repair on seroma

Variables

Total (n = 1763)

Non-transect (n = 1452)

Transect (n = 311)

p

Sex, n (%)

   

 < 0.001

Female

150 (8)

106 (7)

44 (14)

 

Male

1613 (92)

1346 (93)

267 (86)

 

Age (years old), n (%)

   

0.261

 <  = 60

548 (31)

443 (30)

105 (34)

 

 > 60

1215 (69)

1009 (70)

206 (66)

 

BMI (kg/m2), n (%)

   

0.650

 <  = 24

1131 (64)

928 (63)

203 (67)

 

 > 24

632 (36)

524 (37)

108 (33)

 

ASA*, n (%)

  

0. 293

1

815 (46)

659 (45)

156 (50)

 

2

863 (49)

723 (50)

140 (45)

 

3

85 (5)

70 (5)

15 (5)

 

Position, n (%)

  

0.806

Left

669 (38)

524 (37)

145 (39)

 

Right

1094 (62)

873 (63)

221 (61)

 

EHS Classification, n (%)

  

0.889

L1-2

1163 (66)

958 (66)

208 (67)

 

L3

600 (34)

494 (34)

103 (33)

 

Length (cm), n (%)

  

0.397

 <  = 1

42 (2)

31 (2)

11 (4)

 

 <  = 3

669 (38)

553 (37)

116 (40)

 

 <  = 4

828 (47)

708 (48)

120 (43)

 

 > 4

224 (13)

187 (13)

37 (13)

 

Seroma, n (%)

  

0.011

No

1530 (87)

1274 (88)

256 (82)

 

Yes

233 (13)

178 (12)

55 (18)

 
  1. *ASA, American society of anesthesiologists; Length, The length of the hernia sac,which is the distance from the deep inguinal ring to the bottom of the hernia sac