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

Table 12 Predictors for chronic pain after open mesh repair-multivariate analysis (n = 71)

	OR (95%CI)	P value
Clinical recurrence	1.20 (0.24-6.06)	0.828
Smoking (crude model)	3.86 (1.24-12.00)	0.020
Smoking (adjusted model)	3.81 (0.95-15.33)	0.060
Hernia size > 70 cm2	0.84 (0.13-5.53)	0.852
Gender (ref female)	0.30 (0.07-1.35)	0.116
Postoperative complications	3.59 (0.76-16.88)	0.106
Late complications	1.16 (0.20-6.87)	0.869
Postoperative stay	1.08 (0.75-1.57)	0.668

OR: Odds ratio.