Table 4.
Factors predicting outcomes of endoscopic balloon dilatation treatment
| Out-comes |
Length |
Number of strictures |
Sessions |
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| ≤ 2 cm, n = 42 | 2-5 cm, n = 14 | ≥ 5 cm, n = 8 | Statistic value | P value | Single, n = 58 | Multiple, n = 6 | Statistic value | P value | ≤ 2, n = 46 | > 2, n = 18 | Statistic value | P value | |
| Complications (n) | 0 | 2 | 3 | χ2 = 13.025 | 0.001 | 2 | 3 | OR = 14.5 | 0.004 | 3 | 2 | OR = 0.587 | 0.615 |
| Respon-se (score) | -2.21 ± 0.51 | -2.17 ± 0.39 | -2.17 ± 0.43 | F = 1.431 | 0.313 | -2.18 ± 0.41 | -2.15 ± 0.65 | F = 2.178 | 0.180 | -2.21 ± 0.52 | -2.19 ± 0.47 | F = 3.211 | 0.487 |
| Recurr-ence (n) | 0 | 0 | 2 | χ2 = 8.802 | 0.012 | 1 | 1 | OR = 9.667 | 0.180 | 1 | 1 | OR = 0.391 | 0.487 |
| Sessions (mean ± SD) | 1.95 ± 0.28 | 2.57 ± 0.43 | 2.75 ± 0.62 | F = 1.729 | 0.416 | 2.04 ± 0.22 | 4.12 ± 0.67 | F = 6.797 | 0.014 | ||||
SD: Standard deviation; OR: Odds ratio.