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Table 3 Factors associated with surgical site infections

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

No

Variables

Category

SSI rate (%)

p-value (univariable analysis)

AOR

p-value

SSI

No SSI

1

RVI

Yes

8 (80)

2 (20)

< 0.001

4.2 (2.1–5.8)

< 0.001

No

5 (6.5)

72 (93.5)

   

2

Neoadjuvant

Yes

6 (35.3)

11 (64.7)

0.014

1.8 (1.3–3.9)

0.026

No

7 (10)

63 (90)

   

3

LN level

I–III

2 (66.7)

1 (33.3)

0.06

1.16 (1.03–2.5)

0.10

I and II

11 (13.1)

73 (86.9)

   
  1. RVI Retroviral infection, LN lymph nodes, SSI surgical site infections, AOR adjusted odds ratio