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Table 4 Associations between patient characteristics and time to union in linear regression for patients with successful fracture union

From: Does nail size or difference between canal and nail diameter influence likelihood of union or time to union of femoral shaft fractures treated with intramedullary nailing? A retrospective cohort study

Variables

coefficient

Standard Error

Correlation

P value

Male

0.296

0.310

0.065

0.341

A/R

 A

ref

 R

1.229

0.645

0.125

0.058

Nail size per 1 mm increase

0.203

0.153

0.087

0.186

CN difference

-0.090

0.198

-0.030

0.650

AO/OTA 32

32B vs 32A

0.843

0.364

0.153

0.021

Smoker vs no smoker

0.815

0.411

0.161

0.049

Alcohol vs non-alcohol

-0.734

0.426

-0.137

0.086

DM

-0.627

0.690

-0.061

0.365

Age > 50

-0.312

0.398

-0.055

0.433

BMI > 30

-0.555

0.457

-0.081

0.225