Table 2.
Patient characteristics
| Variable | Control group (n = 19) n (%) |
Intervention group (n = 21) n (%) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average age (years) | 48.9 ± 17.4 | 44.0 ± 16.9 | 0.203 |
| Medical condition | |||
| Hypertension | 6 (31.6) | 3 (14.3) | > 0.05 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.8) | > 0.05 |
| Location of hernia | > 0.05 | ||
| Left | 4 (21.1) | 5 (23.8) | > 0.05 |
| Right | 15 (78.9) | 16 (76.2) | |
| Duration of hernia | |||
| < 1 year | 2 (10.5) | 2 (9.5) | |
| 1–5 years | 8 (42.1) | 13 (61.9) | |
| 6–10 years | 5 (26.3) | 3 (14.3) | |
| > 10 years | 3 (15.8) | 1 (4.8) | |
| Congenital | 1 (5.3) | 2 (9.5) | |
| Nature of hernia at presentation | 0.036 | ||
| Reducible | 13 (68.4) | 14 (66.7) | |
| Obstructed | 6 (31.6) | 7 (33.3) | |
| Content of hernia sac | |||
| Viable small bowel | 4 (21.1) | 7 (33.3) | |
| Viable caecum | 0 (0.0) | 4 (19.1) | |
| Gangrenous caecum | 1 (5.3) | 2 (9.5) | |
| Gangrenous small bowel | 2 (10.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Empty sac | 12 (63.2) | 8 (38.1) | |