Table 2.
Univariate logistic regression model of the incidence of AWS (n = 207)
| Items | AWS (n = 101) | No AWS (n = 106) | Odds ratio [95% CI] | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous variables | ||||||
| Age, years | 51.1 | 9.7 | 53.2 | 10.7 | 0.98 [0.95, 1.01] | 0.137 |
| BW, kg | 56.2 | 8.6 | 59.0 | 8.2 | 0.96 [0.93, 0.99] | 0.018* |
| BL, cm | 156.4 | 4.9 | 156.6 | 5.9 | 1.00 [0.95, 1.05] | 0.832 |
| BMI | 23.0 | 3.3 | 24.1 | 3.6 | 0.91 [0.83, 0.98] | 0.018* |
| Tumor size, cm | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.08 [0.91, 1.27] | 0.390 |
| Removed soft tissue size, cm | 13.3 | 5.5 | 12.4 | 6.2 | 1.03 [0.98, 1.08] | 0.270 |
| LN dissected, n | 10.4 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 1.01 [0.98, 1.04] | 0.635 |
| Operating time, min | 221.4 | 136.1 | 165.4 | 67.3 | 1.01 [1.00, 1.01] | 0.001** |
| Categorical variables | ||||||
| Type of mastectomy | ||||||
| PM | 40 | 41.7% | 56 | 58.3% | Referent | |
| TM | 61 | 55.0% | 50 | 45.0% | 1.71 [0.98, 2.97] | 0.057 |
| Type of LN dissected | ||||||
| SLND | 60 | 50.0% | 60 | 50.0% | Referent | |
| ALND | 41 | 47.1% | 46 | 52.9% | 0.89 [0.51, 1.55] | 0.683 |
| Reconstruction | ||||||
| No | 82 | 44.3% | 103 | 55.7% | Referent | |
| Yes | 19 | 86.4% | 3 | 13.6% | 7.96. [2.28, 27.82] | 0.001** |
| IORT | ||||||
| No | 85 | 49.4% | 87 | 50.6% | Referent | |
| Yes | 16 | 45.7% | 19 | 54.3% | 0.86 [0.42, 1.79] | 0.690 |
| Myofascial adhesion | ||||||
| No | 80 | 44.0% | 102 | 56.0% | Referent | |
| Yes | 21 | 84.0% | 4 | 16.0% | 6.69 [2.21, 20.28] | 0.001** |
| Seroma | ||||||
| No | 91 | 47.2% | 102 | 52.8% | Referent | |
| Yes | 10 | 71.4% | 4 | 28.6% | 2.80 [0.85, 9.24] | 0.091 |
Values are mean and SD or number and percentages. BW, body weight; BL, body length; BMI, body mass index; LN, lymph node; PM, partial mastectomy. TM; total mastectomy; ALND, axillary lymph node dissection; SLND, sentinel lymph node dissection; IORT, intraoperative radiotherapy; AWS, axillary web syndrome.
*
p < 0.05.
**
p < 0.01.