Table 6.
Logistic regression assessing unadjusted ORs for recurrence from an ITT perspective (univariate analysis)
| Recurrence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted OR | p value | CI 95% | |||
| Group | Group 1 | 1 (ref) | |||
| Group 2 | 1.79 | 0.571 | 0.24 | 13.46 | |
| Gender | Men | ||||
| Women | 0.49 | 0.457 | 0.07 | 3.21 | |
| Aetiology of esophageal stricture | Peptic | ||||
| Anastomotic | 9.00 | 0.155 | 0.44 | 185.36 | |
| Others | 9.72 | 0.140 | 0.47 | 199.44 | |
| Dilation before stent placement | No | ||||
| Yes | 1.24 | 0.820 | 0.19 | 8.05 | |
| No. dilation sessions | 0.92 | 0.477 | 0.72 | 1.17 | |
| Age | 1.01 | 0.630 | 0.96 | 1.07 | |
| Stricture length | 0.85 | 0.318 | 0.63 | 1.16 | |
| Stent length | 0.97 | 0.065 | 0.93 | 1.00 | |
| Stent diameter | 0.48 | 0.074 | 0.21 | 1.07 | |
| Max diameter achieved by dilation | 2.26 | 0.323 | 0.45 | 11.34 | |
OR = odds ratio. ITT = intention to treat. CI = confidence interval.