. 2021 Apr 5;3(2):ojab013. doi: 10.1093/asjof/ojab013

Table 5.

Predictors of Complications via Binary Logistic Regression

Complication	Predictor	Odds ratio	95% Confidence interval	P-value
Major flap necrosis (>5 cm²)	BMI	1.163	1.063-1.270	0.001^a
	Smoking	4.619	1.562-13.661	0.006^a
Minor flap necrosis(<5 cm²)	Diabetes mellitus	6.926	2.355-20.363	<0.001^a
	Smoking	2.599	1.168-5.782	0.019^a
Fat necrosis	BMI	1.083	1.010-1.161	0.025^a
Seroma	BMI	1.049	1.008-1.092	0.020^a
Infection	Age	1.061	1.024-1.100	0.001^a
Venous thromboembolism	Age	1.054	1.003-1.108	0.038^a
Any complication	BMI	1.066	1.032-1.102	<0.001^a
Ischemic complication^b	BMI	1.060	1.012-1.112	0.015^a
	Smoking	2.418	1.320-4.431	0.004^a
	Diabetes mellitus	5.750	2.361-14.004	<0.001^a
Multiple complications	Age	1.039	1.002-1.078	0.041^a
	BMI	1.099	1.024-1.181	0.009^a
	Bariatric MWL	2.738	1.231-6.090	0.014^a

BMI, body mass index; MWL, massive weight loss. ^aStatistically significant. ^bAny flap necrosis or fat necrosis.