Table 2 Hernias’ characteristics
Group A | Group B | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Symptoms duration (Mean ± SD) (months) | 14.29 ± 5.5 | 13.50 ± 4.89 | 15.07 ± 6.03 | 0.289 | |
Hernia nature | Primary | 47 (83.9%) | 23 (82.1%) | 24 (85.7%) | 0.716 |
Recurrent | 9 (16.1%) | 5 (17.9%) | 4 (14.3%) | ||
Hernia type | Paraumbilical | 25 (44.6%) | 14 (50%) | 11 (39.3%) | 0.557 |
Incisional | 24(42.9%) | 10 (35.7%) | 14 (50%) | ||
Others | 7 (12.5%) | 4 (14.2%) | 3 (10.7%) | ||
Defect size (Mean ± SD) (cm) | 7.99 ± 3.31 | 7.85 ± 2.58 | 8.13 ± 3.95 | 0.756 | |
No. of defects | Single | 47 (83.9%) | 25 (89.3%) | 22 (78.6%) | 0.275 |
Multiple | 9 (16.1%) | 3 (10.7%) | 6 (21.4%) | ||