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Table 2 Factors associated with seroma

From: Experience with modified radical mastectomy in a low-income country: a multi-center prospective observational study

No

Variables

Category

Seroma rate (%)

p-value (univariable analysis)

AOR

p-value

Seroma

No seroma

1

Diabetes

Yes

6 (85.7)

1 (14.3)

0.001

6.2 (1.5–8.7)

0.043

No

9 (11.2)

71 (88.8)

   

2

Neoadjuvant

Yes

7 (41.2)

10 (58.8)

0.006

8.9 (1.2–14.2)

0.035

No

8 (11.4)

62 (88.6)

   

3

LN harvest

≥ 10 LN

14 (31.1)

31 (68.9)

0.006

1.5 (1.11–3.1)

0.10

< 10 LN

1 (2.4)

41 (97.6)

   

4

BMI

≥ 24 kg/m2

7 (87.5)

1 (12.5)

< 0.001

1.4 (1.2–2.3)

0.14

< 24 kg/m2

8 (10.1)

71 (89.9)

   
  1. LN lymph nodes, AOR adjusted odds ratio, BMI Body Mass Index