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. 2018 Mar 23;19(4):178–183. doi: 10.1177/1757177418755307

Table 2.

Risk factors for SSI.

Variable Coding n SSI SSI rate (%) OR 95% CI OR P value
Age (years) ≤ 72 6547 144 2.20 Ref
> 72 6346 169 2.66 1.22 0.97–1.52 0.09
Preoperative stay (days) ≤ 2 6810 167 2.45 Ref
> 2 817 23 2.82 1.15 0.74–1.79 0.53
Wound classification 2 12,312 298 2.42 Ref
3 440 14 3.18 1.32 0.77–2.28 0.31
ASA score 1 and 2 8357 178 2.13 Ref
3 and 4 4132 122 2.96 1.40 1.11–1.77 0.005
Operative time (min) ≤ P75 9075 223 2.46 Ref
> P75 3818 90 2.36 0.96 0.75–1.23 0.74
NNIS 0 5528 121 2.19 Ref
1 5268 127 2.47 1.10 0.86–1.42 0.31
2 and 3 1474 50 3.39 1.57 1.12–2.19 0.01
Length of stay (days) ≤ 5 9941 193 1.94 Ref
> 5 2952 120 4.07 2.14 1.70–2.70 < 10–4
Follow-up (days) ≤ 36 2289 124 4.69 Ref
> 36 5339 66 0.03 0.01 0.00–0.03 < 10–4