Risk factors for inguinal hernia repair among US adults.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate demographic, clinical, and behavioral risk factors for undergoing inguinal hernia repair within a large and ethnically diverse cohort.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective case-control study from 2007 to 2020 on 302,532 US individuals from a large, integrated healthcare delivery system with electronic health records, who participated in a survey of determinants of health. Participants without diagnosis or procedure record of an inguinal hernia at enrollment were included. We then assessed whether demographic (age, sex, race/ethnicity), clinical, and behavioral factors (obesity status, alcohol use, cigarette smoking and physical activity) were predictors of undergoing inguinal hernia repair using survival analyses. Risk factors showing statistical signi

SUBMITTER: Cowan B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10700424 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature