Table 1.

Time interval between previous and recurrent inguinal hernia repair.

Time interval between previous and recurrent operation (years)	Patients	% of all recurrences	Total (%)
≤1	n = 2.539	13.56	13.56
>1–2	n = 1.628	8.69	22.25
>2–3	n = 1.028	5.49	27.74
>3–4	n = 785	4.19	31.93
>4–5	n = 1.140	6.09	38.02
>5–10	n = 3.641	19.44	57.46
>10–20	n = 3.705	19.79	77.25
>20–50	n = 3.726	19.90	97.15
>50	n = 532	2.85	100