Table 2.
Inguinal hernia risk factors.
| Characteristics | Lichtenstein technique |
Shouldice technique |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 218 | N = 183 | ||
| History of pregnancy | 12 (6.4) | 8 (4.4) | 0.36 |
| Chronic constipation | 98 (45) | 85 (46.4) | 0.76 |
| Ascites | 4 (1.4) | 7 (3.8) | 0.22 |
| LBW | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 0.1 |
| COPD | 5 (2.3) | 8 (4.2) | 0.24 |
| Other type of hernia surgery | 21 (9.6) | 16 (8.7) | 0.75 |
| Corticosteroid use | 10 (4.6) | 6 (3.3) | 0.5 |
| Family inguinal hernia | 80 (36.7) | 57 (31.1) | 0.24 |
| RLQ abdomen surgery scar | 54 (24.8) | 50 (27.3) | 0.56 |
| Chronic cough | 87 (39.9) | 49 (26.8) | 0.006 |
LWB: low birth weight <1500 g, BMI: body mass index, COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, RLQ: right lower quadrant.