Research Article

Inguinal Hernias Represent the Most Frequent Surgical Complication after Kasai in Biliary Atresia Infants

Table 4

Multivariate regression analysis referring to inguinal hernias analyzing patients’ characteristics as potential predictors (Nagelkerke ).

PredictorRegression coefficientOdds ratio (OR)95% confidence interval (95% CI) value

Age at KPE <60 days−0.1190.8880.315–2.4990.821
Gestational age−0.0480.9530.696–1.3060.766
Intraoperative drainage1.7885.9751.96618.1560.002
Male gender1.9917.3192.06625.9280.002
Premature birth 1.7976.0300.841–43.2420.074
Syndromic BA 1.9346.9181.11043.1120.038
Weight0.0001.0000.999–1.0010.912
Constant−1.9380.1440.749