Table 3.
Multiple logistic regression analysis
| Seroma | Seroma requiring aspiration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio (95 % CI) | p | Odds ratio (95 % CI) | p | |
| Flap fixation (yes) | 0.41 (0.22–0.79) | 0.008 | 0.29 (0.14–0.60) | 0.001 |
| Age (years) | 1.02 (0.99–1.05) | 0.33 | 1.02 (0.99–1.06) | 0.24 |
| Operation | 0.20 | 0.96 | ||
| Mastectomy (reference) | – | – | ||
| Mastectomy and sentinel node | 1.13 (0.39–3.34) | 0.96 (0.31–2.92) | ||
| Modified radical mastectomy | 2.09 (0.66–6.64) | 1.07 (0.33–3.55) | ||
| Comorbidity | 1.06 (0.77–1.47) | 0.72 | 1.25 (0.89–1.76) | 0.20 |
| Anticoagulant drugs (yes) | 0.85 (0.37–1.96) | 0.71 | 0.79 (0.32–1.96) | 0.61 |
| Smoking (yes) | 2.16 (0.99–4.70) | 0.05 | 0.71 (0.30–1.69) | 0.44 |