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Table 5 Predictors of stoma-related complications according to univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis

From: Indications for and complications of intestinal stomas in the children and adults at a tertiary care hospital in a resource-limited setting: a Tanzanian experience

Independent variable

Complications

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Present

Absent

OR

95% CI

p-value

OR

95% CI

p-value

Age (years)

 • < 18

35 (81)

96 (77)

1

     

 • ≥18

8 (19)

28 (23)

1.34

0.54–3.77

0.675

   

Sex

 • Male

20 (22)

70 (78)

1

     

 • Female

23 (30)

54 (70)

0.67

0.33–1.35

0.260

   

Pre-morbid illness

 • Present

4 (29)

10 (71)

1

     

 • Absent

39 (26)

114 (75)

1.12

0.65–6.98

0.764

   

Indications

 • Congenital

32 (26)

91 (74)

1

     

 • Acquired

11 (25)

33 (75)

1.06

0.48–2.33

0.895

   

Purpose of stoma

 • Temporary

40 (26)

117 (75)

1

     

 • Permanent

3 (30)

7 (70)

1.25

0.31–5.08

0.751

   

Timing of surgery

 • Elective

7 (10)

61 (90)

1

     

 • Emergency

36 (36)

63 (64)

4.65

1.34–8.81

0.002

3.67

2.11–5.77

0.013

Rank of the operating surgeon

 • Junior

40 (30)

93 (70)

1

     

 • Senior

3 (9)

31 (91)

2.23

1.34–7.25

0.001

4.31

2.32–7.11

0.034

Anatomical location

 •Ileum

8 (47)

10 (53)

1

     

 • Transverse colon

5 (50)

4 (50)

2.77

1.11–5.34

0.022

4.33

2.15–7.11

0.023

 • Sigmoid colon

30 (22)

107 (78)

3.99

2.61–7.22

0.013

0.54

0.11–0.98

0.031

Type of stoma

 • Loop

5 (29)

12 (71)

1

     

 • Double barreled

29 (25)

86 (75)

1.44

0.45–2.66

0.987

   

 • End± Hartman procedure

8 (27)

22 (73)

0.56

0.32–4.98

0.056

   

 • Spectacles

1 (20)

4 (80)

1.65

0. 43–4.11

0.435

   
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