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. 2023 Aug 8;408(1):300. doi: 10.1007/s00423-023-02958-6

Table 4.

Uni- and multivariable analysis of risk factors for recurrence following primary ventral hernia repair

Parameters Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis
Recurrence (n=79) No recurrence (n=575) p value Odds ratio (95% CI) p value
Age, years, mean (SD) 46.9 (13.4) 50.3 (14.4) 0.35
Gender (female), n (%) 34 (43%) 239 (41.6%) 0.8
Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD) 26.1 (4.9) 27.9 (21.6) 0.32
Hernia size > 4 cm, n (%) 5 (6.3%) 17 (2.9%) 0.17
Multiple hernia, n (%) 75 (94.9%) 549 (95.6%) 0.77
Incarcerated hernia, n (%) 4 (5.1%) 28 (4.9%) 1.0
Preoperative function score, mean (SD) 11.5 (4.2) 13.1 (2.6) < 0.01 0.88 (0.81–0.94) < 0.01
Surgeon (trainee), n (%) 33 (41.8%) 178 (31%) 0.05 1.5 (0.86–2.61) 0.15
Defect closure, n (%) 17 (21.5%) 130 (22.6%) 0.83
Repair technique, n (%) < 0.01
 Open mesh+ 13 (16.5%) 235 (40.9%) baseline
 Open mesh- 41 (51.9%) 184 (32%) 4.11 (1.94–8.72) 0.001
 IPOM* 25 (31.6%) 156 (27.1%) 3.36 (1.55–7.27) 0.002
Postoperative complications, n (%) 10 (12.7%) 65 (11.3%) 0.72
Surgical site infection, n (%) 3 (3.8%) 34 (5.9%) 0.61
Reoperation, n (%) 3 (3.8%) 13 (2.3%) 0.43

*Intraperitoneal onlay mesh