Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics
Data | |
---|---|
No. of patients | 343 |
No. of hernias | 686 |
Age [mean (range)] (y) | 52 (17–87) |
Sex [n (%)] | |
Male | 330 (96%) |
Female | 13 (4%) |
Race [n (%)] | |
White | 223 (65%) |
Black | 20 (6%) |
Hispanic | 60 (17%) |
Asian | 19 (6%) |
Other/unknown | 21 (6%) |
Mean ASAa class | 2 |
ASA class [n (%)] | |
1 | 88 (26%) |
2 | 243 (71%) |
3 | 12 (3%) |
Mean BMI | 27.4 |
BMI [n (%)] | |
<25 | 98 (29%) |
25–30 | 166 (48%) |
30–35 | 61 (18%) |
>35 | 18 (5%) |
ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists.