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Table 5 Factors affecting complications

From: A retrospective study to assess the evaluation of living related kidney donors and their outcomes following nephrectomy at Kenyatta National Hospital

Variable

Complications

No complications

OR (95% CI)

P value

Age

34.8 (6.9)

35.3 (6.9)

-

0.774

Sex

 Male

46 (88.5%)

6 (11.5%)

3.0 (1.0–9.5)

0.054

 Female

23 (71.9%)

9 (28.1%)

1.0

0.081

Takes alcohol

 Yes

26 (81.3%)

6 (18.8%)

0.9 (0.3–2.8)

0.867

 No

43 (82.7%)

9 (17.3%)

1.0

 

Smoking

   

0.062

 Yes

15 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

-

 No

54 (78.3%)

15 (21.7%)

 

BMI

26.8 (3.8)

26.5 (2.9)

-

0.761

  1. Several patient’s characteristics were assessed for association with the odds of developing complications. Only male gender was significantly associated with risk of complications