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Table 1 Distribution of risk factors in 74 patients with/without family history of hernia disease

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

  
  1. * distribution of gender in patients with/without family history