Variable |
CST w/o Mesh |
CST w/ Biologic Mesh |
CST w/ Synthetic Mesh |
p-value* |
No. of Cases |
58 |
55 |
13 |
|
Age (Mean y ± S.D.) |
49.3 ± 12.4 |
50.2 ± 12.4 |
52.1 ± 9.9 |
0.750 |
Female, % |
65.5 |
45.5 |
53.8 |
0.099 |
BMI Group, %, n=117† |
|
|
|
0.117 |
≤ 25 kg/m2 |
7.4 |
21.6 |
8.3 |
|
25.1-30.0 |
25.9 |
11.8 |
41.7 |
|
30.1-40.0 |
42.6 |
37.3 |
33.3 |
|
40.1+ |
24.1 |
29.4 |
16.7 |
|
Hx Diabetes, n=118† |
22.8 |
36.0 |
9.1 |
0.114 |
Hx Hypertension, n=124† |
63.2 |
53.7 |
76.9 |
0.262 |
Pulmonary Compromise‡, n=116† |
16.0 |
23.6 |
45.5 |
0.101 |
Hx Smoking, n=96† |
54.3 |
48.8 |
55.6 |
0.853 |
*P-value is for ANOVA of age differences and chi-square test for other variables;
†Some missing values in patient characteristics. ‡Pulmonary compromise included
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, or asthma. [CST=Component
Separation Technique; S.D.=Standard Deviation; BMI=Body Mass Index;
Hx=History] |