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Table 2 Multivariate analyses of risk factors associated with DVT after ankle fracture surgeries

From: Incidence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremity in patients undergoing surgeries for ankle fractures

Variable

OR and 95% CI

p value

Age (increase of every 10 years)

1.44 (1.14 to 1.81)

0.002

Preoperative stay (delay of each day)

1.11 (1.02 to 1.21)

0.014

Anesthesia (general vs regional)

3.51 (1.73 to 7.13)

0.001

HGB < lower limit

2.02 (0.93 to 4.41)

0.078

TC (> 5.2 mmol/L)

3.20 (1.44 to 7.09)

0.004

Reduced LYM count (< 1.8 × 109/L)

3.16 (1.55 to 6.41)

0.001

  1. DVT deep venous thrombosis, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, HGB hemoglobin, TC total cholesterol, LYM lymphocyte