Table 4.

Uni- and multivariate analysis of risk factors for wound complications after transverse incision (TI).

	Univariate analysis	Multivariate analysis
Parameters	P value	relative OR	95% CI	P value
Incisional hernia
BMI ≥25kg/m2	.13	3.985	0.875–18.146	.07
Diabetes	.97	0.950	0.294–3.071	.93
Nicotine abuse	.14	0.190	0.022–1.640	.13
Alcohol abuse	.78	2.009	0.449–8.996	.36
Previous laparotomy	.21	1.900	0.549–6.579	.31
Previous laparotomy via same incision	.66	1.451	0.263–8.004	.67
PDS 2–0	.46	2.613	0.645–10.579	.18
Drainage	1.0	n/a	n/a	1.0
Fascial dehiscence
BMI ≥25kg/m2	.53	3.566	0.365–34.806	.27
Diabetes	.54	0.950	0.050–4.610	.52
Nicotine abuse	1.0	n/a	n/a	1.0
Alcohol abuse	1.0	n/a	n/a	1.0
Previous laparotomy	.49	1.900	0.067–9.327	.85
Previous laparotomy via same incision	.16	1.451	0.280–55.23	.31
PDS 2–0	.43	2.613	0.078–5.039	.66
Drainage	1.0	n/a	n/a	1.0
SSI
BMI ≥25kg/m2	.19	2.348	0.860–6.412	.1
Diabetes	.47	1.080	0.403 – 2.891	.88
Nicotine abuse	.84	0.917	0.270 – 3.112	.89
Alcohol abuse	.61	0.556	0.136–2.273	.41
Previous laparotomy	.21	1.201	0.384–3.759	.75
Previous laparotomy via same incision	.04	2.264	0.562–9.119	.25
PDS 2–0	.3	0.813	0.274–2.409	.71
Drainage	.25	0.381	0.019–7.722	.53