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. 2013 Dec 15;7(12):2747–2751. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/6409.3751

[Table/Fig-3]:

Risk Factors for Wound Infection

Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis
Covariates Crude OR (95% CI) p-value Adjusted OR (95% CI) p-value
Gender 0.423
Male 1.0
Female 1.3 (0.7-2.5)
Age (years) 0.401
<30 1.0
30 to <40 1.3 (0.6-3.1)
40 to <50 1.1 (0.4-2.5)
>=50 1.8 (0.8-3.9)
Body mass index (kg/ m2) 0.075
<20 1.0
20 to <25 0.6 (0.3-1.4)
25 to <30 1.3 (0.6-2.9)
>=30 1.6 (0.6-4.1)
Co-morbidity 0.257
Yes 1.0
No 0.7 (0.3-1.3)
Diabetes 0.282
Yes 1.0
No 0.6 (0.2-1.5)
ASA score 0.001
1 1.0 1.0
2 1.7 (0.8-3.4) 1.7 (0.8-3.5) 0.151
3+ 3.9 (2.0-7.8) 4.4 (2.2.8.8) <0.001
Technique 0.029
Conventional 1.0 1.0
Laparoscopic 1.9 (1.1-3.2) 4.8 (1.7-13.3) 0.002
Classification 0.017
Clean 1.0 1.0
Clean contaminated 3.8 (1.4-10.2) 5.5 (2.0-14.8) 0.001