TABLE 3.

TIMP‐2 levels in groups 1 to 3

			Control		Incisional			Inguinal	P
TIMP‐2	0	n (%)	11	36.7%	19	63.3%*	21	70%*	.022
	I	n (%)	15	50.0%	11	36.7%	9	30.0%
	II	n (%)	4	13.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%

Note: Chi‐Square test.

Bold values indicate statistically significant values.

Abbreviation: TIMP, tissue inhibitor metalloproteinases.

^* P < .05 (compared with controls).