Table 4.

Crude and adjusted regression coefficients of the association between sensory nerve coaptation and mean monofilament scores per area

	Crude coefficients	95% CI	p value	Adjusted coefficients†	95% CI	p value
1	− 0.068	− 0.517 to 0.382	0.768	− 0.219	− 0.679 to 0.241	0.350
2	− 0.093	− 0.445 to 0.258	0.603	− 0.244	− 0.542 to 0.053	0.107
3	0.021	− 0.293 to 0.335	0.896	− 0.076	− 0.380 to 0.228	0.623
4	0.017	− 0.471 to 0.506	0.944	− 0.033	− 0.568 to 0.502	0.903
Native skin	− 0.057	− 0.428 to 0.313	0.761	− 0.118	− 0.486 to 0.250	0.531
5	− 0.365	− 0.678 to − 0.052	0.022	− 0.488	− 0.776 to − 0.200	0.001
6	− 0.357	− 0.651 to − 0.064	0.017	− 0.499	− 0.779 to − 0.220	< 0.001
7	− 0.172	− 0.422 to 0.078	0.178	− 0.268	− 0.531 to − 0.005	0.046
8	− 0.314	− 0.601 to − 0.027	0.032	− 0.449	− 0.744 to − 0.155	0.003
9	− 0.282	− 0.580 to 0.016	0.064	− 0.374	− 0.655 to − 0.093	0.009
Flap skin	− 0.384	− 0.640 to − 0.128	0.003	− 0.439	− 0.734 to − 0.145	0.003
Total skin	− 0.185	− 0.404 to 0.034	0.98	− 0.287	− 0.458 to − 0.115	0.001

Statistically significant p values are indicated in italic

^†Adjusted for length of follow up in months, timing of breast reconstruction (immediate versus delayed), type of flap (DIEP versus LTP) and history of radiotherapy