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
).
| Predictor | Regression coefficient | Odds ratio (OR) | 95% confidence interval (95% CI) | value |
| Age at KPE <60 days | −0.119 | 0.888 | 0.315–2.499 | 0.821 | Gestational age | −0.048 | 0.953 | 0.696–1.306 | 0.766 | Intraoperative drainage | 1.788 | 5.975 | 1.966–18.156 | 0.002 | Male gender | 1.991 | 7.319 | 2.066–25.928 | 0.002 | Premature birth | 1.797 | 6.030 | 0.841–43.242 | 0.074 | Syndromic BA | 1.934 | 6.918 | 1.110–43.112 | 0.038 | Weight | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.999–1.001 | 0.912 | Constant | −1.938 | 0.144 | — | 0.749 |
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