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Table 3 Pooled results of overall wound complications for potential risk factors

From: Risk factors for wound complications of closed calcaneal fractures after surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Potential risk factors

No. of studies

Exposed group

Non-exposed group

Pooled OR

95% CI

P value

I 2

Female

4

66/299

142/618

0.83

0.42-1.87

0.59

65%

Surgery timing (d) >14 (vs.≦14)

3

32/135

48/188

0.86

0.51-1.46

0.58

0%

Bone graft

4

54/252

117/730

1.74

1.17-2.59

0.007

49%

Smoking

10

180/681

169/963

1.90

0.97-3.30

0.06

80%

Hypertension

2

22/114

82/384

0.92

0.54-1.56

0.75

0%

Sanders classification (II.III/IV)

4

37/98

134/707

3.31

2.02-5.44

<0.00001

0%

Diabetes

4

20/33

94/367

9.97

4.43-23.50

<0.00001

0%

Drinking

2

26/107

48/142

0.85

0.19-3.76

0.83

55%

No drainage

2

63/268

15/162

5.68

2.91-11.09

<0.00001

0%

Female

4

66/299

142/618

0.83

0.42-1.87

0.59

65%