Table 1.

Prevalence of hernia, socio-demographic characteristics and risk factors in the studied population, Arar, 2017

Parameter		Frequency (n=1567)	%
Abdominal hernia	Yes	183	11.7
	No	1384	88.3
Sex	Male	717	45.8
	Female	850	54.2
Age (year)	< 18	126	8.0
	18–50	1362	86.9
	> 50 years	79	5.0
Weight (Kg)	< 60	378	24.1
	60–80	711	45.4
	80–120	453	28.9
	>120	25	1.6
Marital status	Married	863	55.1
	Single	652	41.6
	Divorced or Widowed	52	3.3
Obesity	Yes	544	34.7
	No	1023	65.3
Regular exercise	Yes	202	12.9
	No	1365	87.1
Congenital anomalies	Yes	34	2.2
	No	1533	97.8
Previous abdominal surgery	Yes	374	23.9
	No	1193	76.1
Previous abdominal trauma	Yes	120	7.7
	No	1447	92.3
Family history of hernia	Yes	250	16.0
	No	1317	84.0
Grand multipara (repeated pregnancy)	Yes	346	22.1
	No	378	24.1