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. 2021 May 12;10(10):2077. doi: 10.3390/jcm10102077

Table 5.

Factors associated with recurrence in patients with idiopathic granulomatous mastitis.

Characteristics (n = 41) Univariate Logistic Regression
Odds Ratio 95% CI p-Value
Age, years 1.179 1.000 to 1.390 0.049
Body mass index, kg/m2 0.969 0.827 to 1.135 0.697
Age of menarche, years 1.113 0.604 to 2.052 0.731
Pregnancy 0.533 0.043 to 6.655 0.625
Gestation 1.817 0.873 to 3.783 0.110
Age of first pregnancy, years 1.027 0.904 to 1.166 0.687
Breastfeeding 0.828 0.075 to 9.074 0.877
Smoking N.A.
Diabetes mellitus N.A.
Lesion size, cm 1.165 0.737 to 1.843 0.514
Abscess formation 2.571 0.545 to 12.139 0.233
Multiple lesions 1.591 0.279 to 9.066 0.601
Skin ulcer or fistula 11.692 1.302 to 105.028 0.028
Symptom duration, weeks 1.016 0.975 to 1.059 0.456
Bilateral lesions 4.320 0.851 to 21.929 0.078
Extramammary manifestation 2.857 0.601 to 13.586 0.187
Corynebacterium infection 0.857 0.147 to 4.999 0.864
C-reactive protein, mg/dL 1.874 1.139 to 3.084 0.013
Methotrexate use 4.400 0.911 to 21.248 0.065
Surgery 0.955 0.199 to 4.571 >0.900
Time to resolution, weeks 1.015 0.993 to 1.038 0.171

CI, confidence interval; N.A., not applicable.