Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of the patients according to treatment group

	TiMESH-Light		TiMESH-Extralight		P value
No. all patients (n = 380)	n = 206		n = 174
Number of all hernias (n = 466)	n = 250		n = 216
	N	%	N	%
Age (years)	55.6		51.3
Gender					0.86
Male	174	84.50	148	85
Female	32	15.50	26	15
Side					0.88
Right	136	54.40	119	55.10
Left	114	45.60	97	44.90
ASA					0.07
ASA 1	106	51.50	109	62.60
ASA 2	73	35.40	51	29.30
ASA 3	27	13.10	14	8.10
					0.42
Primary hernia	210	84	188	87
First recurrent hernia	36	14.40	23	10.60
Hernia recurrent more than once	4	1.60	5	2.40
					0.13
Emergency intervention	11	5.30	4	2.30
Elective surgery	195	94.60	170	97.70