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)