From: Risk factors for early recurrence after inguinal hernia repair
Variable | Family history | Numbers of patients | P value | odds ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male/female | no | 39/3 | 0.27* | 2.32 |
 | yes | 28/5 |  |  |
Smoking | no | 13 | 0.45 | 1.45 |
 | yes | 13 |  |  |
Constipation | no | 3 | 0.85 | 0.84 |
 | yes | 2 |  |  |
COPD | no | 6 | 0.78 | 0.82 |
 | yes | 4 |  |  |
Diabetes | no | 5 | 0.70 | 0.74 |
 | yes | 3 |  |  |
Coronary heart disease | no | 5 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
 | yes | 5 |  |  |
Hypertension | no | 16 | 0.67 | 0.81 |
 | yes | 11 |  |  |
Medication | no | 25 | 0.08 | 0.44 |
 | yes | 13 |  |  |