Table 4

Effect of socioeconomic status on risk of complications in patients who underwent surgical management of an inguinal hernia between 2012 and 2016 in Vancouver, BC^*

Characteristic	Patients who underwent elective surgery			Patients who underwent emergency surgery

	Odds ratio	95% CI	p value	Odds ratio	95% CI	p value
Any complication	1.056	0.469 to 2.038	0.886	1.401	0.846 to 2.544	0.202

Multiple complications	0.933	0.112 to 3.736	0.951	0.230	0.03 to 1.170	0.120

Recurrence	0.586	0.198 to 1.613	0.339	NA	NA	NA

Extended length of stay	0.927	0.417 to 1.806	0.842	1.773	0.904 to 4.385	0.164

Readmission to hospital	0.480	0.178 to 1.239	0.139	1.979	1.111 to 4.318	0.032^†

CI = confidence interval; NA = not available.
↵* The table presents the odds ratio associated with each unit increase in the VANDIX score (higher VANDIX represents higher level of socioeconomic deprivation).
↵† Significant outcomes.