Table 4.

Age-related responses to the therapeutic proposal for asymptomatic hernia or incisional hernia.

Age of the surgeon	>45 years	<45 years	p
n	117	87	–
Surgery proposal (out of 13 clinical cases)	4 (2–7)	5 (3–7)	0,030
Laparoscopic repair proposal (out of 13 clinical cases)	1 (0–3)	1 (0–3)	0,665
Watchful waiting proposal (out of 13 clinical cases)	3 (1–6)	3 (1–5)	0,145