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. 2021 Sep 20;9:e12023. doi: 10.7717/peerj.12023

Table 4. Surgical complications and poor incision healing stratified by univariate analysis.

Stratification Number of people Number of people with complications (%) OR (95% CI) P Number of people with poor incision healing (%) OR (95% CI) P value
Stratification 1: Age = “18–60”
≥200 91 30 (33.0%) 1 0.094 9(9.9%) 1 P = 1.000
<200 30 15 (50.0%) 2.033 [0.879–4.703] 3 (10.0%) 1.012 [0.255–4.012]
Stratification 1: Age = “>60”
≥200 34 12 (35.3%) 1 0.036 3 (8.8%) 1 P = 0.902
<200 13 9 (69.2%) 4.125 [1.046–16.263] 2 (15.4%) 1.879 [0.276–12.775]
Stratification 2: Erythrocytes = male ≥ 4.00/ml, or female ≥ 3.50/ml
≥200 57 21 (36.8%) 1 P = 0.683 4 (7.0%) 1 P = 0.195
<200 19 8 (42.1%) 1.247 [0.433–3.591] 4 (21.1%) 3.533 [0.789–15.832]
Stratification 2: Erythrocytes = male < 4.00/ml, or female < 3.50/ml
≥200 68 21 (30.9%) 1 P = 0.002 8 (11.8%) 1 P = 0.498
<200 24 16 (66.7%) 4.476 [1.659–12.076] 1 (4.2%) 0.326 [0.039–2.754]
Stratification 3: Hemoglobin = male ≥ 120 g/L, or female ≥ 110 g/L
≥200 79 25 (31.6%) 1 P = 0.087 6 (7.6%) 1 P = 1.000
<200 19 10 (52.6%) 2.400 [0.867–6.641] 2 (10.5%) 1.431 [0.265–7.719]
Stratification 3: Hemoglobin = male < 120 g/L, or female < 110 g/L
≥200 46 17 (37.0%) 1 P = 0.087 6 (13.0%) 1 P = 1.000
<200 24 14 (58.3%) 2.388 [0.871–6.547] 3 (12.5%) 0.952 [0.216–4.197]
Stratification 4: Incision classification = clean incision
≥200 86 24 (27.9%) 1 P = 0.051 5 (5.8%) 1 P = 1.000
<200 15 8 (53.3%) 2.952 [0.965–9.035] 1 (6.7%) 1.157 [0.126–10.662]
Stratification 4: Incision classification = possible contaminated or contaminated incision
≥200 39 18 (46.2%) 1 P = 0.522 7 (17.9%) 1 P = 0.750
<200 28 16 (57.1%) 1.556 [0.585–4.137] 4 (14.3%) 0.762 [0.200–2.903]
Stratification 5: Type of surgery of admission = elective
≥200 68 22 (32.4%) 1 P = 0.264 8 (11.8%) 1 P=1.000
<200 22 10 (45.5%) 1.742 [0.653–4.647] 3 (13.6%) 1.184 [0.285–4.917]
Stratification 5: Type of surgery of admission = emergency
≥200 57 20 (35.1%) 1 P = 0.013 4 (7.0%) 1 P = 1.000
<200 21 14 (66.7%) 3.700 [1.285–10.657] 2 (9.5%) 1.395 [0.236–8.241]