Table 1.

Demographics and types of inguinal hernias according to groups.

		TEP	OLR	Total	P
Age		46.9 ± 14.1	49.4 ± 13	48.2 ± 13.6	0.115*
Sex		135/12	138/17	273/29	0.408**
Nyhus type	1	75 (51%)	74 (47.7%)	149 (49.3%)	0.820**
	2	48 (32.7%)	57 (36.8%)	105 (34.8%)
	3a	16 (10.9%)	14 (9%)	30 (9.9%)
	3b	8 (5.4%)	10 (6.5%)	18 (6%)
Follow-up		42.44±11.3	39.5±22.4	40.95±17.9	0.160*

*Student’s t-test, **Chi-Square test. TEP: Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal herniorrhaphy. OLR: Open Lichtenstein repair.