Logistic regression-determining the odds of spontaneous resolution of hernia
Variable | Resolution of hernia n (%) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value |
Gender | 0.50 | 0.56 | |||
Male | 512/1280 (40.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Female | 519/1341 (38.7) | 0.95 (0.81 to 1.11) | 1.07 (0.86 to 1.33) | ||
Premature | 0.40 | 0.01 | |||
No | 1016/2576 (39.4) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 15/45 (33.3) | 0.77 (0.40 to 1.41) | 0.20 (0.03 to 0.74) | ||
Defect size | 0.95 (0.93 to 0.97) | <0.001 | 0.95 (0.93 to 0.97) | <0.001 | |
Comorbidity | 0.16 | 0.42 | |||
No | 667/1651 (40.4) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 364/970 (37.5) | 0.89 (0.76 to 1.05) | 0.90 (0.71 to 1.16) |
The total sample size was 2621 and multivariable logistic regression was applied.
P<0.05 considered as significant.
CI, confidential interval; OR, odd ratio.