Risk factors for inguinal hernia repair among US adults.
Brandon CowanM KvaleJie YinS PatelEric JorgensenR MostaediHelene ChoquetPublished in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2023)
Inguinal hernia repair is positively associated with non-Hispanic white race/ethnicity, older age, male sex, increased physical activity, alcohol consumption and tobacco use (only in women); while negatively associated with obesity and overweight status. Findings from this large and ethnically diverse study may support future prediction tools to identify patients at high risk of this surgery.
Keyphrases
- physical activity
- alcohol consumption
- weight loss
- weight gain
- minimally invasive
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- body mass index
- type diabetes
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- coronary artery bypass
- current status
- middle aged
- adipose tissue
- community dwelling
- surgical site infection
- skeletal muscle
- acute coronary syndrome
- african american