Table 2

Variables affecting patients’ reported compliance*

28 injections
n=66
≤27 injectionsn=40OR (95% CI)P value
Injection siteArms1610Reference
Thighs43211.46 (0.72 to 2.96)0.286
Abdomen582.68 (0.92 to 7.78)0.068
Buttocks211.26 (0.23 to 6.80)0.782
Age0.99 (0.96 to 1.02)0.741
Hospital stay1.01 (0.97 to 1.06)0.42
Surgical approachOpen3926Reference
Laparoscopic21100.91 (0.33 to 2.50)0.869
Vulvectomy451.79 (0.41 to 7.80)0.433
Radical vaginectomy10
PathologyMalignant5732Reference
Borderline375.33 (1.23 to 23.07)0.025
Benign520.62 (0.10 to 3.66)0.604
AdministrationSelf3823Reference
Somebody else28171.56 (0.77 to 3.18)0.213
  • *The outcome measure in this model was compliance, which was represented in the model as a binary variable (28 injections vs ≤27 injections). n=number of patients (106).