Table 1.
Comparison of variables in intervention group versus non-intervention group
| Demographics | Non-mesh (n=24) |
Mesh (n=17) |
Difference in means (95% CI) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (SD) | 67.94 yrs (8.72 yrs) | 68.58 yrs (10.29 yrs) | -0.64 (-6.68–5.40) | 0.831 |
| Mean body mass index (SD) | 27.65kg/m2 (4.21kg/m2) | 27.63kg/m2 (4.66kg/m2) | 0.02 (-2.81–2.85) | 0.988 |
| Sex (female) | 11 (65%) | 14 (58%) | 6.4 (-23.7–36.5) | 0.678 |
| Hartmann’s operation | 7 (41%) | 5 (21%) | 20.3 (-8.1–48.8) | 0.162* |
| Co-morbidities | ||||
| Respiratory | 1 (6%) | 6 (25%) | -19.1 (-39.7–1.5) | 0.207* |
| Diabetes | 3 (18%) | 2 (8%) | 8.3 (-11.9–30.5) | 0.633* |
| Pre-operative radiotherapy | 11 (65%) | 13 (54%) | 10.5 (-19.7–40.8) | 0.539 |
SD = standard deviation; CI = confidence interval
*
Fishers exact test