Table 1 Patient characteristics and incidence of inguinal hernia by dialysis status
From: Inguinal hernia in hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis patients: a case-control study
Variable | HD (N = 2287) | PD (N = 410) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at dialysis initiation, years (range) | 65 (18–99) | 61 (24–98) | <0.001 |
Male, N (%) | 1401 (61) | 257 (63) | 0.31 |
Primary renal disease | |||
Diabetes mellitus, N (%) | 937 (41) | 121 (29.5) | 0.001 |
Chronic glomerulonephritis, N (%) | 605 (26) | 206 (50) | |
Nephrosclerosis, N (%) | 204 (9) | 17 (4) | |
Polycystic kidney disease, N (%) | 58 (3) | 7 (2) | |
IgA nephropathy, N (%) | 46 (2) | 9 (2) | |
Others, N (%) | 185 (8) | 11 (3) | |
Unknown, N (%) | 252 (11) | 39 (9.5) | |
Patients with incident inguinal hernia, N (%) | 16 (0.7) | 24 (5.9) | <0.001 |