Table 3.

Comparison of Hernia Operations Based on Study Group

Characteristic	NP	PC	p Value
n	334	67
Age, mean (SD), y	42 (14)	44 (13)	0.26
Male, n (%)	231 (70)	54 (81)	0.07
Patients with comorbidity, n (%)	67 (20)	13 (19)	0.99
CAD	17 (5)	1 (2)	0.49
Diabetes	13 (4)	4 (6)	0.52
Cancer	3 (1)	1 (2)	0.99
CHF	7 (2)	2 (3)	0.68
Renal disease	3 (1)	0 (0)	0.99
Liver disease	7 (2)	3 (5)	0.22
COPD	7 (2)	4 (6)	0.09
HIV	2 (0.5)	1 (2)	0.31
Urgent procedure, n (%)	23 (7)	13 (19)	0.001
Inguinal hernia, n (%)	167 (50)	40 (60)	0.18
Ventral hernia, n (%)	167 (50)	27 (40)	0.18
Laparoscopic procedure, n (%)	20 (6)	5 (8)	0.78
Complication, n (%)	44 (13)	7 (11)	0.69
Readmission, n (%)	27 (8)	3 (5)	0.45

Continuous variables were compared using a Student’s t-test. Dichotomous variables were compared using chi-square analysis and Fisher’s exact test.

CAD, coronary artery disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; NP, non-postcall; PC, postcall.