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. 2024 Jul 5;14(7):850. doi: 10.3390/life14070850

Figure 4.

Figure 4

The forest plot shows that males are more likely to develop SSIs following colorectal resection. The red squares represent each study’s odds ratio (OR), with the size reflecting its meta-analysis weight. The 95% odds ratio CIs are horizontal lines next to the red squares. The diamond at the bottom of the plot shows the pooled odds ratio (OR) and 95% CI, which summarizes the combined effect of all studies. Males were significantly more likely to acquire surgical site infections (SSIs) following colorectal resection. The OR was 1.45 (95% CI: 1.15–1.83), therefore men were at higher risk. A 0% I² value indicates no significant heterogeneity among the analyzed studies. [32,48,50].