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. 2024 Nov 27;16(11):3425–3436. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i11.3425

Table 4.

A univariate analysis of risk factors for postoperative recurrence in non-fistula-prone abscess subgroup, n (%)

Variables
Total (n = 383)
Recurrence (n = 90) (23.5%)
Cured (n = 293) (76.5%)
χ 2
P value
Gender
Male 346 86 (24.9) 260 (75.1) 3.668 0.055
Female 37 4 (10.8) 33 (89.2)
Age (years)
< 20 5 1 (20.0) 4 (80.0)
20-29 88 22 (25.0) 66 (75.0)
30-39 95 24 (25.3) 71 (74.7) 2.580 0.764
40-49 88 22 (25.0) 66 (75.0)
50-59 87 19 (21.8) 68 (78.2)
> 60 20 2 (10.0) 18 (90.0)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
< 28 312 66 (21.2) 246 (78.8) 5.148 0.023
≥ 28 71 24 (33.8) 47 (66.2)
Time from symptom onset to surgery(days)




< 7 342 66 (19.3) 276 (80.7) 31.356 < 0.001
≥ 7 41 24 (58.5) 17 (41.5)
Smoking status
Smoker 93 24 (25.8) 69 (74.2) 0.364 0.546
Non smoker 290 66 (22.8) 224 (77.2)
Drinking habit
Yes 64 20 (31.3) 44 (68.7) 2.568 0.109
No 319 70 (21.9) 249 (78.1)
Spicy food habit
Yes 116 31 (26.7) 85 (73.3) 0.963 0.326
No 267 59 (22.1) 208 (77.9)
Diabetes mellitus
Yes 46 8 (17.4) 38 (82.6) 1.085 0.298
No 337 82 (24.3) 255 (75.7)
Fever
Yes 78 15 (19.2) 63 (80.8) 0.992 0.319
No 305 75 (24.6) 230 (75.4)
Preoperative antibiotic use
Yes 119 24 (20.2) 95 (79.8) 1.065 0.302
No 264 66 (25.0) 198 (75.0)
Constipation
Yes 31 8 (25.8) 23 (74.2) 0.100 0.752
No 352 82 (23.3) 270 (76.7)
Chronic diarrhea
Yes 58 27 (46.6) 31 (53.4) 20.206 < 0.001
No 325 63 (19.4) 262 (80.6)
Insomnia
Yes 59 15 (25.4) 44 (74.6) 0.144 0.705
No 324 75 (23.1) 249 (76.9)
Anesthesia method of perianal abscess




Local 132 36 (27.3) 96 (72.7) 7.191 0.007
Spinal 107 14 (13.1) 93 (86.9)
Abscess site
Anterior 12 2 (16.7) 10 (83.3) 2.062 0.560
Posterior 189 38 (20.1) 151 (79.9)
Left 71 15 (21.1) 56 (78.9)
Right 92 25 (27.2) 67 (72.8)
Anatomic classification
Perianal 239 50 (20.9) 189 (79.1) 40.211 < 0.001
Intersphincteric 73 5 (6.8) 68 (93.2)
Ischiorectal 52 25 (48.1) 27 (51.9)
Horseshoe 18 10 (55.6) 8 (44.4)
Supralevator 1 0 (0.0) 1 (100.0)
Pus volume (mL)
< 5 253 52 (20.6) 201 (79.4) 3.597 0.058
≥ 5 130 38 (29.2) 92 (70.8)
Pus culture
With results 158 36 (22.8) 122 (77.2) 3.760 0.452
Escherichia coli 99 26 (26.3) 73 (73.7)
Klebsiella pneumoniae 26 5 (19.2) 21 (80.8)
Staphylococcus aureus 17 1 (5.9) 16 (94.1)
Others 16 4 (25.0) 12 (75.0)
No growth 225 54 (24.0) 171 (76.0)