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Table 8 Logistic regression model for predictors of nonunion using a set and combination of three previously-identified prognostic variables

From: Predictors of nonunion and reoperation in patients with fractures of the tibia: an observational study

Factor

Group sample size*

Nagelkerke R square

Odds ratio [95% CI]

Probability

One Risk Factor ±

193

0.007

0.708 [0.330, 1.517]

0.374

Two Risk Factors

193

0.045

2.450 [1.165, 5.154]

0.018

Three Risk Factors

193

0.028

3.800 [0.967, 14.938]

0.056

Combination of Two Risk Factors

    

  Fracture Gap and Open Fracture

193

0.083

3.382 [1.601, 7.143]

0.001

  Fracture Gap and Transverse Fracture

193

0.020

2.417 [0.841, 6.947]

0.101

  Open Fracture and Transverse Fracture

199

0.021

3.152 [0.842, 11.794]

0.088

  1. *n denominators do not equate to 200 due to missing values.
  2. ±Risk factors include: Fracture gap, Open fracture, Transverse fracture.