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Table 1 Characteristics of patients in both groups

From: Outcomes following repair of incarcerated and strangulated ventral hernias with or without synthetic mesh

Variable

Mesh repair

Suture repair

Total

P value

Number

66

56

122

Mean age ± SD (range)

54.6 ± 10.2

(33–82)

57.6 ± 10.4

(21–80)

0.11

Male/female

34/32

22/34

56/66

0.24

ASA grade I–II (%)

54 (81.8)

45 (80.3)

99 (81.1)

0.83

ASA grade III–IV (%)

12 (18.1)

11 (19.6)

23 (18.9)

0.83

Diabetes mellitus (%)

16 (24.2)

14 (25)

30 (24.6)

0.92

Hepatic disease (%)

19 (28.7)

14 (25)

33 (27)

0.68

Cardiac disease (%)

19 (28.7)

15 (26.7)

34 (27.8)

0.96

More than 1 comorbidity (%)

7 (10.6)

4 (7.1)

11 (9)

0.54