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Table 2 Risk of overall recurrence based on patient characteristics and types of intervention

From: Male adolescents with contralateral blebs undergoing surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax may benefit from simultaneous contralateral blebectomies

 

Overall recurrence, % (n)

Univariate analysis

Multivariable analysis

HR (95% CI)

p value

HR (95% CI)

p value

Age (y)

 Age < 16.5

34 (11/32)

2.86 [1.11–7.38]

0.030

2.81 [1.08–7.30]

0.034

16.5 age < 18

27 (14/52)

1.94 [0.78–4.82]

0.151

1.49 [0.60–3.74]

0.393

18 age < 19

15 (7/48)

Reference

 

Reference

 

BMI (kg/m2)

  ≥ 18.5

30 (20/67)

Reference

 

Reference

 

  < 18.5

18 (12/65)

0.9 [0.45–1.81]

0.777

0.98 [0.49–1.97]

0.950

Smoking

 No

26 (31/117)

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Yes

7 (1/15)

0.22 [0.03–1.63]

0.139

0.35 [0.05–2.60]

0.303

Intervention

 B+cb

9 (3/32)

Reference

 

Reference

 

 U+cb

45 (18/40)

6.44 [1.89–21.93]

0.003

6.06 [1.77–20.75]

0.004

 U−cb

18 (11/60)

2.11 [0.59–7.55]

0.253

1.81 [0.50–6.58]

0.365

  1. BMI body mass index, B+cb those with contralateral blebs receiving one-stage bilateral surgeries, U+cb those with contralateral blebs only receiving unilateral surgery, Ucb those without contralateral blebs only receiving unilateral surgery. Data are presented as % (n)