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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Oct 5;54(1):145–149. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.10.024

Table 4.

Univariable analysis: predictors of infection

Odds Ratio 95% CI P-value
Fever (Y:N) 7.78 2.76–21.93 0.0001
Disease (LL:ST) 3.92 1.12–13.69 0.0321
Location Catheter (SCV:IJ) 1.18 0.41–3.36 0.7570
Port Site (CW:SCL) 1.45 0.54–3.85 0.4588
Chemo Prior (Y:N) 0.42 0.12–1.48 0.1780
Service Placing (Sx:IR) 1.23 0.40–3.79 0.7185
Previous Catheter (Y:N) 0.64 0.22–1.82 0.4003
Preop Infection (Y:N) 1.11 0.25–4.97 0.8849
BMI 1.00 1.00–1.00 0.6987
Age 1.00 1.00–1.00 0.3795
Gender (F:M) 1.63 0.63–4.18 0.3124
Glucose 1.00 0.99–1.02 0.5379
Hemoglobin 0.75 0.58–0.96 0.0251
Catheter Size 1.08 0.79–1.50 0.6343

LL(Leukemia, Lymphoma). ST (Solid Tumor). IR (Interventional Radiology). IJ (Internal Jugular Vein). SCV (Subclavian Vein). CW:SCL (Chest Wall, Subclavicular). Y (Yes). N (No)