Table 4. Patient and breast-related characteristics that may have acted as risk factors for a complicated outcome (n=51).
| Variable (response = complication) | Univariable result | Multivariable result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | ||
| Age | 1.034 (0.966–1.106) | 0.334 | 1.055 (0.949–1.174) | 0.321 | |
| Mastectomy weight | 0.999 (0.993–1.004) | 0.626 | 0.988 (0.975–1.002) | 0.091 | |
| BMI | 1.159 (0.927–1.447) | 0.195 | 1.668 (1.008–2.761) | 0.047* | |
| HTN | 0.091 | 0.749 | |||
| Yes vs. no | 4.625 (0.785–27.246) | 0.091 | 1.542 (0.108–21.927) | 0.749 | |
| Implant volume | 1.001 (0.995–1.008) | 0.683 | 1.004 (0.993–1.015) | 0.486 | |
| ADM size (cm2) | 1.151 (0.860–1.541) | 0.343 | 1.230 (0.812–1.863) | 0.328 | |
| Mastectomy type | 0.505 | 0.668 | |||
| NSM vs. ASM + SSM | 2.121 (0.232–19.366) | 0.505 | 0.484 (0.017–13.431) | 0.668 | |
| ALND level | 0.365 | 0.373 | |||
| (1 or 2) vs. 0 | 0.507 (0.117–2.201) | 0.365 | 0.386 (0.047–3.144) | 0.373 | |
*, P<0.05. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; HTN, hypertension; ADM, acellular dermal matrix; NSM, nipple-sparing mastectomy; ASM, areolar-sparing mastectomy; SSM, skin-sparing mastectomy; ALND, axillary lymph node dissection.