The histopathological findings with scores in the study (inguinal hernia sac samples) and control (PV and peritoneal samples) groups.

Table 1: The histopathological findings with scores in the study (inguinal hernia sac samples) and control (PV and peritoneal samples) groups.

Type of tissue proliferation	MC score, Mean ± SD (n = 6)	FC score, Mean ± SD (n = 8)	MIH score, Mean ± SD (n = 25)	FIH score, Mean ± SD (n = 25)	p, MC vs. MIH	p, FC vs. FIH	p MIH vs. FIH
Mesothelial	1.16 ± 0.40	1.12 ± 0.35	1.80 ± 0.57	1.96 ± 0.73	0.016	0.005	0.069
Smooth muscle	1.33 ± 0.51	1.37 ± 0.51	2.32 ± 0.69	2.16 ± 0.68	0.005	0.008	0.013
Neuronal	0.66 ± 0.81	0.62 ± 0.74	2.44 ± 0.66	1.36 ± 0.63	0.001	0.015	0.000
Vascular	1.16 ± 0.40	1.25 ± 0.46	2.36 ± 0.70	2.40 ± 0.60	0.002	0.000	0.088
Adipose	0.66 ± 0.10	0.25 ± 0.11	0.80 ± 0.20	0.76 ± 0.13	0.026	0.010	0.735

MC: Male control group; FC: Female control group; MIH: Group of male inguinal hernia; FIH: Group of female inguinal hernia.