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. 2017;18(5):1423–1427. doi: 10.22034/APJCP.2017.18.5.1423

Table 4.

Risk of Postoperative Wound Complications in Men with Breast Cancer

Complications Male Female Crude Adjusted
N (%)* N (%)* OR 95% CI p value OR 95% CI p value
Necrosis
  Yes 20 (32.8) 73 (37.8) 1.3 0,7-2.3 0.48 - - -
  No 41 (67.2) 120 (62.2)
Surgical Site infection
  Yes 9 (14.8) 34 (18.2) 0.8 0.4-1.7 0.54 - - -
  No 52 (85.2) 153 (81.8)
Seroma
  Yes 50 (80.6) 114 (59.4) 2.9 1.4-5.7 0.003 3.0 1.4-6.4 0.004
  No 12 (19.4) 78 (40.6)

OR, Odds Ratio; CI, Confidence interval;

*

Column percentages are presented; Statistically significant differences are highlighted in bold.