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Table 2 Results of multivariable Cox regression to identify significant prognostic factors

From: The blood pressure and use of tourniquet are related to local recurrence after intralesional curettage of primary benign bone tumors: a retrospective and hypothesis-generating study

Variable

Adjusted OR

95% CI

p value

Age

0.96

0.94–0.99

0.005

Lesion size

  < 2 cm

Referencea

 2–5 cm

1.57

0.57–4.34

0.383

  > 5 cm

3.58

1.38–9.33

0.009

Tumor type

 Giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB)

Referencea

 Fibrous dysplasia (FD)

0.46

0.24–0.88

0.019

 Cartilaginous tumors

0.18

0.07–0.46

< 0.001

 Simple/Aneurysmal bone cyst (SBC/ABC)

0.35

0.15–0.78

0.010

 Chondroblastoma

0.50

0.18–1.37

0.179

 Other

0.18

0.04–0.80

0.024

Anatomical site

 Distal femur and more distal locations

Referencea

 Proximal femur

2.49

1.21–5.15

0.014

 Distal humerus and more distal locations

1.75

0.80–3.83

0.159

 Proximal humerus

3.34

1.61–6.92

0.001

 Pelvis, scapula and clavicle

2.48

0.81–7.62

0.112

Preoperative mean arterial pressure (pre-op MAP)

  < 90 mmHg

Referencea

 90–105 mmHg

1.51

0.86–2.62

0.149

  > 105 mmHg

2.61

1.20–5.67

0.015

  1. aReference category was chosen using the lowest β coefficient
  2. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval