Table 3 Risk factors for inguinal hernia development in dialysis patients
From: Inguinal hernia in hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis patients: a case-control study
Variable | Inguinal hernia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Odds ratio | 95 % CI | P value | |
PD | 9.8 | 5.1–19.4 | <0.001 |
Age at dialysis initiation | 0.6 | 0.1–3.8 | 0.6 |
Male | 7.8 | 2.8–32.7 | <0.001 |
Diabetes mellitus | 0.8 | 0.4–1.6 | 0.5 |
Asthma | 0.8 | 0.3–2.0 | 0.7 |
Previous abdominal surgery | 0.8 | 0.3–1.9 | 0.6 |