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. 2019 Nov 30;24(4):793–800. doi: 10.1007/s10029-019-02073-w

Table 2.

Cox regression models predicting time to a) recurrence, b) mortality, c) non recurrent operation (presumed contralateral)

Dependent variable Recurrence Mortality Contralateral operation
HR (95% CI) p value HR (95% CI) p value HR (95% CI) p value
Type of operation
 Open Referent Referent Referent
 Laparoscopic 1.83 (1.61, 2.08) < 0.001 0.87 (0.82, 0.92) < 0.001 0.85 (0.78, 0.94) 0.001
Age 1.01 (1.00, 1.01) < 0.001 1.11 (1.11, 1.11) < 0.001 1.01 (1.01, 1.00) < 0.001
Gender
 Male Referent Referent Referent
 Female 0.42 (0.31, 0.56) < 0.001 0.83 (0.79, 0.88) < 0.001 0.47 (0.41, 0.53) < 0.001
Socioeconomic deprivation
 SIMD quintile 1 Referent Referent Referent
 SIMD quintile 2 1.11 (0.95, 1.3) 0.194 0.85 (0.82, 0.88) < 0.001 0.98 (0.91, 1.06) 0.684
 SIMD quintile 3 1.06 (0.87, 1.25) 0.43 0.74 (0.71, 0.77) < 0.001 0.96 (0.91, 1.04) 0.426
 SIMD quintile 4 1.19 (1.02, 1.39) 0.032 0.67 (0.64, 0.70) < 0.001 1.03 (0.96, 1.12) 0.362
 SIMD quintile 5 1.18 (1.01, 1.38) 0.036 0.61 (0.58, 0.64) < 0.001 1.02 (0.95, 1.1) 0.485
Bilateral primary procedurea 2.53 (2.19, 2.88) < 0.001 1.04 (0.98, 1.10) 0.197 0.64 (0.57, 0.73) < 0.001
Year of index procedure* 0.98 (0.97, 0.98) < 0.001 0.97 (0.97, 0.98) < 0.001 0.96 (0.95, 0.96) < 0.001

*Since 1996 (the referent year)

aReferent is unilateral repair