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Table 1 Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics

From: Retrospective comparison of laparoscopic and open surgery for obturator hernia: a single-center experience

 

Open group

(n = 6)

Lap group

(n = 7)

P value

Age (years)

84(79–88)

80(67–94)

0.295

Sex

  

0.906

 Male

1 (16.7%)

1 (14.3%)

 

 Female

5 (83.3%)

6 (85.7%)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

17 (14–18.3)

17.2 (15.2–18.8)

0.742

Comorbidities*

1 (16.7%)

3 (42.9%)

0.308

Previous abdominal surgery

0 (0%)

2 (28.6%)

0.155

ASA classification

   

 II

5 (83.3%)

4 (57.1%)

 

 III

1 (16.7%)

3 (42.9%)

 
  1. 1. Data presented as median (IQR) for continuous variables and n (%) for categorical variables
  2. 2. *Comorbidities included: hypertension (n = 2), COPD (n = 1), type 2 diabetes (n = 1)
  3. 3. BMI categories: Underweight (< 18.5), Normal (18.5–23.9), Overweight (24–27.9), Obese (≥ 28)—per Chinese criteria
  4. 4. P values calculated using nonparametric tests due to small sample size
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European Journal of Medical Research

ISSN: 2047-783X

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