Table 5:
Comorbidities Pre-Hernia Repair
| Comorbidity | Chronic Pain (n=14,919) |
No Chronic Pain (n=61,254) |
Total (n=76,173) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any Comorbidity | 11496 (77.1%) | 44140 (72.1%) | 55636 (73.0%) |
| Hypertension (Uncomplicated) | 7798 (52.3%) | 28465 (46.5%) | 36263 (47.6%) |
| Diabetes (Uncomplicated) | 3345 (22.4%) | 12154 (19.8%) | 15499 (20.3%) |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 1957 (13.1%) | 8363 (13.7%) | 10320 (13.5%) |
| Hypothyroidism | 1864 (12.5%) | 6434 (10.5%) | 8298 (10.9%) |
| Depression | 1888 (12.7%) | 5243 (8.6%) | 7131 (9.4%) |
| Hypertension (Complicated) | 1331 (8.9%) | 4817 (7.9%) | 6148 (8.1%) |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease | 1329 (8.9%) | 4810 (7.9%) | 6139 (8.1%) |
| Anemia | 1233 (8.3%) | 4585 (7.5%) | 5818 (7.6%) |
| Congestive Heart Failure | 1171 (7.8%) | 4523 (7.4%) | 5694 (7.5%) |
| Tobacco Use | 1139 (7.6%) | 2986 (4.9%) | 4125 (5.4%) |
| Diabetes (Complicated) | 814 (5.5%) | 2391 (3.9%) | 3205 (4.2%) |
| Renal Disease | 664 (4.5%) | 2446 (4.0%) | 3110 (4.1%) |
| Coagulopathy | 346 (2.3%) | 1336 (2.2%) | 1682 (2.2%) |
| Cardiac Arrhythmias | 263 (1.8%) | 1126 (1.8%) | 1389 (1.8%) |
| Myocardial Infarction | 290 (1.9%) | 1027 (1.7%) | 1317 (1.7%) |
| Psychoses | 247 (1.7%) | 1025 (1.7%) | 1272 (1.7%) |
| Alcohol Abuse | 120 (0.8%) | 460 (0.8%) | 580 (0.8%) |