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Table 3 Univariate analysis of the risk factors for wound infection

From: Application of chimerical ALT perforator flap with vastus lateralis muscle mass for the reconstruction of oral and submandibular defects after radical resection of tongue carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study

 

Groups

Variables

Infection

Non-infection

X2

P

Age (years)

  

1.902

0.1679

 < 50

1

9

  

 > 50

13

28

  

Tumor stage

  

2.949

0.0859

 T1-T2

11

35

  

 T3-T4

3

2

  

Nodal stage

  

0.559

0.4547

 N0-N1

10

30

  

 N2-N3

4

7

  

Clinical stage

  

1.131

0.2876

 I-II

6

22

  

 III-IV

8

15

  

Cigarette

  

3.996

0.0456*

 No

1

13

  

 Yes

13

24

  

Alcohol

  

2.695

0.1006

 No

3

2

  

 Yes

11

35

  

Betel nut

  

4.135

0.0420*

 No

0

9

  

 Yes

14

28

  

Diabetes

  

4.006

0.0453*

 No

8

31

  

 Yes

6

6

  

HBP

  

5.251

0.0219*

 No

10

35

  

 Yes

4

2

  

Type of flaps

  

3.878

0.0489*

 Chimeric flap

4

22

  

 Classical flap

10

15

  
  1. The chi-square test was used. P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. HBP high blood pressure. *Statistically significant difference
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