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Table 12. Univariable Analysis of Predictors of Any Adverse Event at 30 Days, with Unadjusted Odds Ratios and Confidence Intervals
N = 2,711 |
OR |
95% Confidence Intervals |
Variable |
Lower |
Upper |
P-value |
Any prior procedures (versus none) |
1.242 |
1.113 |
1.385 |
0.0001 |
African-American (versus others) |
1.158 |
1.048 |
1.28 |
0.0039 |
Duration of procedure (min) |
1.004 |
1.001 |
1.007 |
0.0048 |
DVT prophylactic users (versus non users) |
0.7609 |
0.6226 |
0.9298 |
0.0075 |
Current or recent smoker (versus not) |
1.139 |
1.009 |
1.286 |
0.0351 |
Any prior medical therapy within 3 months (versus 'no') |
1.107 |
1 |
1.226 |
0.0498 |
Comorbidities |
1.133 |
0.9983 |
1.286 |
0.0531 |
Material used—embosphere (versus 'others') |
1.618 |
1.297 |
2.02 |
|
Material used—embogold (versus 'others') |
1.655 |
1.279 |
2.143 |
|
Material used—PVA (versus 'others') |
1.189 |
0.9253 |
1.529 |
0.1214 |
Prophylactic antibiotics users (versus none) |
0.8453 |
0.6659 |
1.073 |
0.1671 |
Size of fibroid |
1.014 |
0.991 |
1.037 |
0.2383 |
No. of fibroids |
0.9761 |
0.936 |
1.018 |
0.2602 |
Age |
0.9932 |
0.9806 |
1.006 |
0.2962 |
Vessel embolized—UA bilateral (versus 'single') |
1.241 |
0.8173 |
1.885 |
0.3107 |
Academic site (versus nonacademic) |
0.7834 |
0.4837 |
1.269 |
0.321 |
Core site (versus participating site) |
0.792 |
0.486 |
1.291 |
0.3492 |
Experience: 0-117 cases |
2.268 |
1.531 |
3.359 |
|
Experience: 118-200 cases |
2.558 |
1.751 |
3.738 |
|
Experience: 201-390 cases |
2.087 |
1.308 |
3.332 |
|
Experience: 391-751 cases |
1.708 |
1.412 |
2.067 |
0.3944 |
Presenting symptom—bulk symptoms (versus other) |
0.8414 |
0.6317 |
1.121 |
|
Presenting symptom—heavy bleeding (versus other) |
0.8928 |
0.6622 |
1.204 |
|
Presenting symptom—pelvic pain (versus other) |
1 |
0.9999 |
1 |
0.5684 |
Fibroid morphology—submucosal versus others |
1.049 |
0.8395 |
1.311 |
0.6729 |
Uterine volume (cc) |
1 |
0.9999 |
1 |
0.8146 |
BMI |
1.001 |
0.9886 |
1.014 |
0.8272 |
Parity (one or more versus none) |
1.006 |
0.8686 |
1.166 |
0.9323 |
Fibroid location—lower uterine segment/cervix versus others |
0.9876 |
0.7365 |
1.324 |
0.9337 |
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