Obesity and abdominal hernia in ambulatory patients, 2018-2023.
Zelicha H, Bell DS, Chen D, Chen Y, Livingston EH.
Zelicha H, et al.
Hernia. 2024 May 25. doi: 10.1007/s10029-024-03034-8. Online ahead of print.
Hernia. 2024.
PMID: 38795218
Each hernia type had a different relationship with obesity: The odds of having a ventral hernia increased with BMI in both sexes: BMI 25-29.9 kg/m(2) odds ratio (OR) = 1.65, (CI 1.56-1.74); BMI 30-39.9 kg/m(2) OR = 2.42 (CI 2.29-2.56), BMI 40-49.9 kg/m(2) OR …
Each hernia type had a different relationship with obesity: The odds of having a ventral hernia increased with BMI in both sexes: BMI 25-29. …