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. 2021 Feb;13(2):613–620. doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-2860

Table 2. Risk factors for chronic chest pain: univariable and multivariable analyses by binary logistic regression.

Risk factor Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Age, years (+1) 1.03 (0.99–1.07) 0.10
Gender (male vs. female) 1.17 (0.66–2.08) 0.59
Cannabis smoking (no vs. yes) 1.21 (0.52–2.80) 0.66
Ports number (uniportal vs. bi-/tri-portal VATS) 2.54 (0.35–18.35) 0.35
Pleurodesis technique
   Partial pleurectomy Ref. Ref.
   Pleural electrocauterization 0.16 (0.06–0.42) <0.001 0.08 (0.18–0.32) 0.001
   Pleural abrasion 0.89 (0.48–1.62) 0.69 0.76 (0.36–1.58) 0.47
   Talc poudrage 0.02 (0.002–0.11) <0.001 0.01 (0.001–0.07) <0.001
Chest tube size (24 vs. 28 F) 5.64 (2.66–11.96) <0.001 1.72 (0.64–4.61) 0.29
Postoperative chest tube stay, days (+1) 1.08 (1.04–1.11) <0.001 1.09 (1.01–1.16) 0.019

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; Ref., reference; F, French.