Long term recurrence, pain and patient satisfaction after ventral hernia mesh repair

Table 11 Predictors for chronic pain after laparoscopic mesh repair-multivariate analysis (n = 81)

	OR (95%CI)	P value
Clinical recurrence	11.67 (2.00-68.24)	0.006
Late complications	5.47 (1.1-27.09)	0.037
Gender (referes female)	0.42 (0.10-1.98)	0.274
Age > 60 yr	0.23 (0.03-1.51)	0.125
COPD	2.39 (0.52-11.10)	0.265
Smoking	1.38 (0.37-5.11)	0.629

COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; OR: Odds ratio.