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. 2005 Nov 19;3:18. doi: 10.1186/1477-9560-3-18

Table 3.

Results of multivariate analysis

Factor Risk ratio 95% CI p value (chi-square)
Lower Upper
Age ≥40 years old 2.645 0.703 9.946 n.s.
Age ≥50 years old 3.418 0.926 12.615 n.s.
BMI ≥25 kg/m2 2.718 1.149 6.427 <0.05
BMI ≥28 kg/m2 3.922 1.297 11.863 <0.05
Smoking 1.029 0.364 2.913 n.s.
Hypertension 0.838 0.311 2.259 n.s.
Abnormal glucose tolerance 2.176 0.675 7.016 n.s.
Heart disease 1.149 0.304 4.345 n.s.
Collagen disease 1.181 0.199 7.018 n.s.
Malignant tumor surgery 2.860 1.083 7.522 <0.05
Blood transfusion 3.834 1.683 8.737 <0.01
IPC 0.396 0.193 0.814 <0.05

BMI: body mass index

CI: confidence interval

IPC: intermittent pneumatic compression

n.s.: not significant