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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 12.
Published in final edited form as: BJU Int. 2011 May 31;109(1):104–108. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10259.x

Table 4.

The odds ratio of adverse events associated with age, provider, procedure, hemostasis, and surgeon’s experience

n/N Unadjusted analysis
Adjusted analysis
OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
All participants 51/5152
Provider Cadre
 Medical Officer 29/1934 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
 Clinical Officer 22/3218 0.45(0.26 – 0.76) 0.003 0.87(0.57 – 1.33) 0.525
Surgical Method
 Sleeve Method 36/2681 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
 Dorsal Slit 15/2471 0.46(0.27 – 0.78) 0.004 0.72(0.44 – 1.18) 0.189
Blood control Method
 Non cautery 28/3959 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
 Cautery 23/1193 2.91(1.78 – 4.75) <0.001 2.13(1.26 – 3.61) 0.005
Marital Status
 Not married 26/2925 1.00 (referent) --- ---
 Married 25/2227 1.17(0.70 – 1.99) 0.539 --- ---
Age of participant 51/5152 0.99(0.96 – 1.02) 0.451 --- ---
Surgical Experience*** 51/5152 0.92(0.85 – 0.99) 0.018 0.94(0.85 - 1.03) 0.177
***

Surgical experience is expressed in sequence of bins of surgeries done