Table 1.
The demographic data for the two groups.
| Groups | Group A | Group B | Total | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | |||
| Sex | ||||||
| (i) Male | 38 | 30.4 | 92 | 73.6 | 179 (71.6%) | 0.48** |
| (ii) Female | 87 | 69.6 | 33 | 26.4 | 71 (28.4%) | |
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| Age/month | ||||||
| (i) 1–12 | 58 | 46.4 | 50 | 40 | 95 (38%) | 0.80** |
| (ii) 12–24 | 45 | 36 | 55 | 44 | 113 (45.2%) | |
| (iii) 24< | 22 | 17.6 | 20 | 16 | 42 (16.8%) | |
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| Presentation | ||||||
| (i) Unilateral in obese child | 25 | 20 | 28 | 22.4 | 53 (21.2%) | 0.18** |
| (ii) Bilateral | 44 | 35.2 | 48 | 38.4 | 52 (20.8%) | |
| (iii) Recurrent inguinal hernia | 12 | 9.6 | 15 | 12 | 27 (10.8%) | |
| (iv) Inguinal hernia with umbilical hernia | 18 | 14.4 | 22 | 17.6 | 40 (16%) | |
| (v) Inguinal hernia with questionable other side | 26 | 20.8 | 12 | 9.6 | 38 (15.2%) | |
**Insignificant.