Analysis of Factors Influencing Thoracic Deformities after Median Sternotomy in Infants Who Underwent Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Table 3

Univariable analysis of the different predictors of thoracic deformity.

Characteristics	OR (95% CI)	value
Age at operation (m)	4.74 (2.38, 9.46)	<0.001
Gender, n (male%)	0.72 (0.26, 1.96)	0.516
Weight-for-age Z-scores	4.40 (1.74, 11.12)	0.002
Duration of surgery (h)	1.22 (0.64, 2.32)	0.551
Delayed sternal closure	0.46 (0.09, 2.36)	0.350
Use sternal pins	7.57 (2.08, 27.59)	0.003