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Demographic data in patients with or without recurrent hernia
| Variable | No hernia (n = 48) | Hernia (n = 8) |
| Age (years) | 62 (29–92) | 76 (50–86) |
| Gender (M/F) | 23/25 | 3/5 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26 (18–44) | 26 (21–31) |
| Length of incision (cm) | 12 (3–27) | 8.5 (3–20) |
| Chronic lung disease | 10 | 1 |
| Constipation | 15 | 4 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 0 |
| Smoking | 18 | 3 |
| Alcohol abuse | 3 | 2 |
| Systemic corticosteroid treatment | 1 | 1 |
None of the demographic data or risk factors were statistically significant between groups.
