Table 4: Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for short and long-term complications of the groin dissection associated in multivariable models with patient-specific random effects.
| P value | Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
Lymphocyst |
Age (+ 10 years) | 0.4510 | 1.09 (0.87 – 1.36) |
BMI (+ 5 points) | 0.6103 | 0.93 (0.71 – 1.22) |
Diabetes |
Non-insulin dependant | 0.8496 | 1.10 (0.40 – 3.06) |
Insulin dependant | 0.2840 | 2.17 (0.52 – 9.01) |
Smoker |
Past | 0.4780 | 0.72 (0.30 – 1.77) |
Current | 0.1670 | 1.74 (0.79 – 3.84) |
Number of Nodes (+) | 0.0001 | 1.24 (1.12 – 1.36) |
Groin drain (Yes) | 0.0578 | 0.53 (0.27 – 1.02) |
Groin Wound Breakdown |
Age (+ 10 years) | 0.0166 | 1.74 (1.11 – 2.74) |
BMI (+ 5 points) | 0.0724 | 1.47 (0.96 – 2.23) |
Diabetes |
Non-insulin dependant | 0.3448 | 0.41 (0.65 – 2.60) |
Insulin dependant | 0.5352 | 1.82 (2.74 – 12.1) |
Smoker |
Past | 0.1730 | 2.44 (6.76 – 8.80) |
Current | 0.0237 | 4.83 (1.23 – 18.9) |
Number of Nodes (+) | 0.0360 | 1.12 (1.01 – 1.24) |
Groin drain (Yes) | 0.1476 | 2.32 (0.74 – 7.28) |
Groin Wound Infection |
Age (+10 years) | 0.1767 | 0.83 (0.64 – 1.08) |
BMI (+ 5 points) | 0.2302 | 0.80 (0.60 – 1.15) |
Diabetes |
Non-insulin dependant | 0.1157 | 2.51 (0.80 – 7.93) |
Insulin dependant | 0.7432 | 1.36 (0.21 – 8.70) |
Smoker |
Past | 0.7162 | 1.21 (0.43 – 3.50) |
Current | 0.4544 | 1.41 (0.60 – 3.50) |
Number of Nodes (+) | 0.0164 | 1.11 (1.02 – 2.80) |
Groin drain (Yes) | 0.5839 | 1.25 (0.56 – 2.80) |
Lymphedema |
Age (+ 10 years) | 0.6315 | 0.92 (0.67 - 1.28) |
BMI (+ 5 points) | 0.4210 | 1.18 (0.80 - 1.80) |
Diabetes |
Non-insulin dependant | 0.6899 | 0.74 (0.17 – 3.30) |
Insulin dependant | 0.9183 | 1.11 (0.14 – 8.75) |
Smoker |
Past | 0.8533 | 1.11 (0.32 – 3.90) |
Current | 0.9348 | 1.05 (0.34 – 3.24) |
Radiotherapy | 0.4013 | 1.61 (0.53 – 4.90) |
Number of Nodes (+) | 0.0109 | 1.16 (1.03 – 1.30) |
Groin drain (Yes) | 0.4234 | 0.68 (0.30 – 1.73) |
Groin Infection | 0.7785 | 0.85 (0.30 – 2.60) |
Groin Breakdown | 0.4700 | 1.70 (0.40 – 7.13) |
Lymphocyst | 0.0578 | 2.17 (0.97 – 4.81) |