Table 4.
Multivariate logistic regression analyses to evaluate risk factors for any postoperative complication
| Risk factor | Odds ratio |
95% CI | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 1.02 | 0.95–1.09 | 0.672 |
| BMI | 0.85 | 0.68–1.06 | 0.151 |
| Smoker | 1.31 | 0.42–4.02 | 0.641 |
| Hypertension | 0.70 | 0.09–5.65 | 0.740 |
| Hypothyroidism | 0.82 | 0.12–5.43 | 0.838 |
| Depression | 11.79 | 0.39–356.88 | 0.156 |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | 2.05 | 0.44–9.48 | 0.358 |
| Endocrine therapy | 0.62 | 0.13–2.85 | 0.539 |
| Radiation therapy | 20.41 | 1.42–294.14 | 0.027 |
| Invasive breast cancer | 1.97 | 0.44–8.88 | 0.376 |
| Precancerosis | 0.23 | 0.03–1.67 | 0.147 |
| Duration of surgery | 0.99 | 0.98–1.01 | 0.245 |
| Cutting to shape of Epiflex® | 0.96 | 0.74–1.25 | 0.763 |
| Bilateral surgery | 0.60 | 0.11–3.22 | 0.547 |
| Blood loss during surgery | 2.25 | 0.65–7.72 | 0.199 |
| Revision surgery | 0.61 | 0.12–3.13 | 0.555 |
Complications include loss of implant, seroma, infections, rash and Baker grade III/IV capsular fibrosis. CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index.