Table 2.
Method | No. of patients | OR (CI 95%)* | p value | |||
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All | Laparoscopy | Open mesh | Reporting neuropathic pain | |||
Univariate analysis | 368 | 126 | 242 | 34 | 4.3 (1. 5–12.5) | 0.007 |
Multivariate analysis, adjusted | 368 | 126 | 242 | 34 | 5.0 (1.4–17.1) | 0.011 |
Multivariate analysis, selected | 368 | 126 | 242 | 34 | 4.6 (1.5–13.8) | 0.006 |
Multivariate analysis, PS-adjusted | 368 | 126 | 242 | 34 | 4.1 (1.3–13.0) | 0.016 |
PS-matched analysis | 319 | 125 | 194 | 30 | 6.8 (1.5–30.4) | 0.012 |
CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; PS = propensity score.
OR estimated following 5 different techniques (see the Methods section).