Table 1.
Patient Demographics (N = 55)
| Retrorectus (n = 21) |
TAR (n = 34) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (range) | SD | Mean (range) | SD | |
| Age (years) | 55.8 (36 to 74) | 11.1 | 62.9 (33 to 87) | 13.0 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 34.2 (25 to 54) | 6.6 | 34.8 (23 to 50) | 6.8 |
| n | % | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 8 | 38.1 | 8 | 23.5 |
| Female | 13 | 61.9 | 26 | 76.5 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
| <25 | 1 | 4.8 | 1 | 2.9 |
| 25 to <30 | 3 | 14.3 | 10 | 29.4 |
| 30 to <40 | 13 | 61.9 | 14 | 41.2 |
| ≥40 | 4 | 19.0 | 9 | 26.5 |
| Smoking history | ||||
| Former | 3 | 14.3 | 3 | 8.8 |
| Current | 9 | 42.9 | 13 | 38.2 |
| Never | 9 | 42.9 | 18 | 52.9 |
| Hernia history | ||||
| Initial | 15 | 71.4 | 26 | 76.5 |
| Recurrent | 6 | 28.6 | 8 | 23.5 |
| Hernia grade | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 9.5 | 3 | 8.8 |
| 2 | 18 | 85.7 | 28 | 82.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 4.8 | 3 | 8.8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prior abdominal surgery | 20 | 95.2 | 33 | 97.1 |
| Diabetes | 5 | 23.8 | 12 | 35.3 |
| ≥1 Comorbidity | 21 | 100 | 33 | 97.1 |
BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation.