Table 11.

Multivariable analyses of hospital stay

Parameters	p	Category	LS mean estimate	95 % confidence interval
				Lower CL	Upper CL
Uni- vs. bilateral	<.001	Unilateral	2.14	2.01	2.28
		Bilateral	2.48	2.33	2.65
ASA score	<.001	I	1.90	1.81	1.98
		II	1.98	1.90	2.07
		III	2.27	2.16	2.39
		IV	3.30	2.71	4.03
EHS scrotal	<.001	Yes	2.62	2.39	2.87
		No	2.03	1.93	2.14
Sex	<.001	Male	2.19	2.06	2.33
		Female	2.42	2.26	2.59
Defect size	<.001	I (<1.5 cm)	2.35	2.20	2.51
		II (1.5–3 cm)	2.34	2.20	2.50
		III (>3 cm)	2.22	2.08	2.37
Age (ML estimate)	0.299		0.004	−0.004	0.012