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Table 9 Logistic regression model for predictors of reoperation 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

0.005

0.721 [0.306, 1.699]

0.454

Two Risk Factors

193

0.057

2.896 [1.264, 6.633]

0.012

Three Risk Factors

193

0.048

5.600 [1.401, 22.382]

0.015

Combination of Two Risk Factors

    

  Fracture Gap and Open Fracture

193

0.106

4.294 [1.847, 9.984]

0.001

  Fracture Gap and Transverse Fracture

193

0.045

3.667 [1.244, 10.806]

0.018

  Open Fracture and Transverse Fracture

199

0.042

4.812 [1.262, 18.343]

0.021

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