Table 2.

Distribution of ASA scores, defect sizes, EHS classifications, and risk factors

	TEP		Lichtenstein		p
	n	%	n	%
ASA score
1	2294	33.57	2980	28.23	<0.001
II	3696	54.09	4944	46.84
III/IV	843	12.34	2631	24.93
Defect size
I	1182	17.30	1344	12.73	<0.001
II	4411	64.55	5994	56.79
III	1240	18.15	3217	30.48
EHS classification
Medial	1250	18.29	3339	31.63	<0.001
Lateral	4640	67.91	5292	50.14
Combined	943	13.80	1924	18.23
Risk factors
Total
Yes	1765	25.83	4136	39.19	<0.001
No	5068	74.17	6419	60.81
COPD
Yes	303	4.43	896	8.49	<0.001
No	6530	95.57	9659	91.51
Diabetes
Yes	299	4.38	893	8.46	<0.001
No	6534	96.52	9662	91.54
Aortic aneurism
Yes	21	0.31	125	1.18	<0.001
No	6812	99.69	10430	98.82
Immunosuppression
Yes	29	0.42	137	1.30	<0.001
No	6804	99.58	10,418	98.70
Corticoids
Yes	68	1.00	148	1.40	0.020
No	6765	99.00	10,407	98.60
Smoking
Yes	789	11.55	1250	11.84	0.563
No	6044	88.45	9305	88.16
Coagulopathy
Yes	80	1.17	235	2.23	<0.001
No	6753	98.83	10,320	97.77
Antiplatelet medication
Yes	440	6.44	1410	13.36	<0.001
No	6393	93.56	9145	86.64
Anticoagulation therapy
Yes	96	1.40	503	4.77	<0.001
No	6737	98.60	10,052	95.23