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Table 2 Unadjusted comparison of mesh versus non-mesh hiatoplasty for patient and operation characteristics before matching

From: Mesh vs. non-mesh repair of type I hiatal hernias: a propensity-score matching analysis of 6533 patients from the Herniamed registry

 

Mesh

 

Yes

No

n

%

n

%

p

Sex

Male

508

40.6

2280

43.2

0.095

Female

744

59.4

3001

56.8

BMI

Underweight

7

0.6

31

0.6

0.742

Normal weight

315

25.3

1266

24.1

Overweight

557

44.8

2437

46.4

Obesity/morbid

365

29.3

1522

29.0

ASA

I

235

18.8

1032

19.5

0.309

II

842

67.3

3437

65.1

III/IV

175

14.0

812

15.4

Preoperative pain

No

328

26.2

2083

39.4

 < .001

Yes

810

64.7

2675

50.7

Unknown

114

9.1

523

9.9

Operation technique

Nissen fundoplication (360°)

479

38.3

2560

48.5

 < .001

Toupet fundoplication (270°)

773

61.7

2721

51.5

Regurgitation

Yes

431

34.4

1098

20.8

 < .001

No

821

65.6

4183

79.2

Dysphagia

Yes

301

24.0

978

18.5

 < .001

No

951

76.0

4303

81.5

Pain

Yes

551

44.0

1683

31.9

 < .001

No

701

56.0

3598

68.1

Anemia/hemorrhage

Yes

46

3.7

151

2.9

0.130

No

1206

96.3

5130

97.1

Lung disorders

Yes

86

6.9

328

6.2

0.390

No

1166

93.1

4953

93.8

Risk factors—total

Yes

276

22.0

1318

25.0

0.031

No

976

78.0

3963

75.0

  COPD

Yes

101

8.1

463

8.8

0.428

No

1151

91.9

4818

91.2

  Diabetes

Yes

55

4.4

212

4.0

0.543

No

1197

95.6

5069

96.0

  Aortic aneurysm

Yes

0

0

10

0.2

0.123

No

1252

100

5271

99.8

  Immunosuppression

Yes

6

0.5

39

0.7

0.319

No

1246

99.5

5242

99.3

  Corticoids

Yes

20

1.6

60

1.1

0.182

No

1232

98.4

5221

98.9

  Smoking

Yes

88

7.0

495

9.4

0.009

No

1164

93.0

4786

90.6

  Coagulopathy

Yes

11

0.9

47

0.9

0.969

No

1241

99.1

5234

99.1

  Antithrombotic medication

Yes

58

4.6

271

5.1

0.468

No

1194

95.4

5010

94.9

  Anticoagulant medication

Yes

8

0.6

37

0.7

0.813

No

1244

99.4

5244

99.3

  Liver cirrhosis

Yes

0

0

1

0.9

0.664

No

20

100

106

99.1

  Anticoagulants

Yes

1

5.0

3

2.8

0.606

No

19

95.0

104

97.2