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. 2017 Aug 28;79(2):177–183. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1606293

Table 4. Univariate analysis of predictors of subtotal resection and intraoperative and postoperative CSF leak.

Factor Subtotal resection ( p ) Intraoperative CSF leak ( p ) Postoperative CSF leak ( p )
Age 0.124 0.488 0.889
Sex 0.002* 0.464 0.922
BMI 0.989 0.237 0.229
Non-adenoma pathology <0.001* 0.038 0.408
Lesion size <0.001* 0.031 0.014
Recurrent lesion <0.001* 0.001* 0.796
Prior radiation therapy 0.015 0.030 0.999
Suprasellar extension <0.001* 0.002* 0.151
Cavernous sinus invasion <0.001* 0.900 0.145

Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.

*Statistical significance at the 0.006 level.