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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2016 Feb;263(2):219–227. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001177

Table 2. Multivariable models to predict risk of adverse outcomes by type of initial surgery.

30-day rehospitalization Wound complication diagnosis within 2 years Infection diagnosis within 2 years
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Type of surgery
 Mastectomy and no reconstruction 1 . 1 . 1 .
 Mastectomy + implant 1.116 0.86-1.45 2.10 1.67-2.66 1.84 1.64-2.07
 Mastectomy + autologous 1.75 1.39-2.21 5.17 4.24-6.30 1.94 1.73-2.18
Radiation
 No 1 . 1 . 1 .
 Yes 1.038 0.83-1.30 1.154 0.94-1.42 1.29 1.15-1.44
Chemotherapy
 No 1 . 1 . 1 .
 Yes 1.186 0.96-1.47 1.16 0.96-1.40 1.082 0.98-1.20
Age
 < 40 1 . 1 . 1 .
 40-49 0.949 0.65-1.38 1.07 0.76-1.51 1.063 0.89-1.27
 50-59 1.016 0.71-1.46 1.34 0.97-1.86 1.158 0.97-1.38
 60 and older 1.21 0.79-1.85 1.97 1.35-2.87 1.20 0.97-1.47
Year of mastectomy
 1998 1 . 1 .
 1999 0.722 0.33-1.59 1.00 0.68-1.49
 2000 1.196 0.58-2.45 1.088 0.74-1.60
 2001 0.884 0.44-1.79 1.145 0.80-1.64
 2002 1.078 0.56-2.08 1.117 0.79-1.58
 2003 1.097 0.58-2.09 1.045 0.75-1.47
 2004 1.111 0.59-2.09 1.394 1.00-1.94
 2005 1.691 0.91-3.14 1.365 0.98-1.90
 2006 1.785 0.97-3.28 1.29 0.93-1.79
 2007 1.639 0.89-3.00 1.449 1.05-2.00
Bilateral mastectomy
 No 1 .
 Yes 1.20 1.05-1.37
Region of country
 Northeast
 North Central
 South
 West
HMO or PPO with capitation
 No
 Yes

Goodness of fit (P-value) 0.84 0.61 0.43

Interaction of radiation by type of surgery (P-value) 0.70 0.59 0.14