Effect of ligamentum teres uteri preservation in laparoscopic high hernia sac ligation in children with indirect inguinal hernia

Table 1 Children’s baseline data

Indicators	Control group (n = 45)	Experimental group (n = 55)	χ2/t	P value
Age (years old)	5.27 ± 2.24	5.56 ± 2.45	0.612	0.542
Course of disease (months)	22.38 ± 6.59	22.64 ± 5.92	0.208	0.836
Hernia side	20/25	23/32	0.070	0.792
Premature baby (yes/no)	4/41	6/49	0.112	0.738
Family medical history (yes/no)	6/39	12/43	1.207	0.272

Quantitative data were presented as the mean ± SD, and independent sample t-tests were conducted to compare means between groups.