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. 2021 Aug 15;11(4):462–470.

Table 2.

Binary logistic regression to evaluating predictors of forearm hematoma as a complication of transradial coronary intervention

Patient characteristics Univariate Analysis P-value

OR (95% CI)
Age (mean ± SD, years) 0.999 (0.985-1.013) 0.889
Female, n (%) 1.936 (1.369-2.738) <0.001
Body weight (mean ± SD, kg) 0.998 (0.981-1.015) 0.807
Hypertension, n (%) 0.926 (0.676-1.269) 0.632
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) 1.018 (0.742-1.397) 0.912
Smoking, n (%) 1.277 (0.932-1.749) 0.127
Hemoglobin (mean ± SD, g/dl) 0.953 (0.871-1.042) 0.287
Serum Creatinine (mean ± SD, mg/dl) 0.722 (0.423-1.231) 0.273
GFR (mean ± SD, ml/min) 0.998 (0.992-1.005) 0.629
Homeostasis time, n (%)
    ≤360 min
    >360 min 2.605 (1.853-3.663) <0.001
GFR (ml/min), n (%)
    ≤60 1.006 (0.725-1.396) 0.971
    >60
Multiple puncture attempts, n (%)
    No <0.001
    Yes 1.953 (1.440-2.649)
Contrast volume (ml), n (%)
    <100 ml 0.799
    ≥100 ml 1.049 (0.725-1.518)
Sheath size, n (%)
    5F 0.989 (0.684-1.432) 0.955
    6F 0.825 (0.581-1.173) 0.285
    7F 30.431 (6.274-147.594) <0.001
Antiplatelet treatment, n (%)
    Conventional <0.001
    Intensive 2.549 (1.818-3.572)
Heparin dose, n (%)
    5000 units 0.923
    >5000 units 1.018 (0.704-1.474)
Diagnostic vs. therapeutic procedure, n (%)
    Angiography 0.923
    Angioplasty 1.018 (0.704-1.474)
Complexity of procedure, n (%)
    Simple <0.001
    Complex 3.192 (2.092-4.869)

GFR: Glomerular filtration rate; OR: Odds ratio; SD: Standard deviation. Intensive antiplatelet therapy: Use of dual antiplatelet therapy containing ticagrelor or prasugrel and/or use of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors.