Table 1.
Univariate analysis of clinical/laboratory parameters and incarcerated groin hernia patients with or without bowel resection.
| Variable | No bowel resection n=59 |
Bowel resection n=36 |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 0.656 | ||
| Male (%) | 30 (51) | 20 (56) | |
| Female (%) | 29 (49) | 16 (44) | |
| Age(years) | 0.131 | ||
| <70 (%) | 29 (49) | 12 (33) | |
| ≥70 (%) | 30 (51) | 24 (67) | |
| BMI(kg/m2) | 0.295 | ||
| <26 (%) | 57 (97) | 33 (92) | |
| ≥26 (%) | 2 (3) | 3 (8) | |
| Leukocyte count(×103/mm3) | 0.007 | ||
| <10 (%) | 48 (81) | 20 (56) | |
| ≥10 (%) | 11 (19) | 16 (44) | |
| Neutrophil count(×103/mm3) | 0.057 | ||
| <8.0 (%) | 41 (69) | 18 (50) | |
| ≥8.0 (%) | 18 (31) | 18 (50) | |
| Platelet count(×104/mm3) | 0.250 | ||
| <210 (%) | 35 (59) | 17 (47) | |
| ≥210 (%) | 24 (41) | 19 (53) | |
| NLR | <0.001 | ||
| <11.5 (%) | 54 (92) | 20 (56) | |
| ≥11.5 (%) | 5 (8) | 16 (44) | |
| Type of hernia | 0.361 | ||
| Femoral (%) | 28 (47) | 20 (56) | |
| Indirect (%) | 30 (51) | 14 (39) | |
| Direct (%) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) | |
| Bowel obstruction | 0.001 | ||
| With (%) | 30 (51) | 31 (86) | |
| Without (%) | 29 (49) | 5 (14) | |
| Duration of incarceration (hours) | 0.006 | ||
| <26 (%) | 40 (68) | 14 (39) | |
| ≥26 (%) | 19 (32) | 22 (61) |
BMI – body mass index; NLR – neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.