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Table 3 Regression analysis of all variables with volume change as the dependent variable

From: Impact of the adjacent bone on pseudarthrosis in mandibular reconstruction with fibula free flaps

Variable

p-Value

95% CI

Initial gap width

0.447

-21.0, 9.8

Gap interface

0.223

-8.4, 33.0

Gender

0.307

-15.1, 44.5

Age at surgery

0.821

-0.8, 1.0

Interval between CBCT scans

0.006

2.3, 11.0

Indication for surgery

0.017

-22.7, -2.6

Number of segments

0.091

-7.1, 85.6

Adjuvant radiotherapy

 < 0.001

-114.3, -42.3

Diabetes

0.752

-57.8, 42.7

Nicotine abuse

0.903

-31.8, 35.7

Wound healing disorder/fistula

0.005

-112.3, -24.5

  1. CBCT cone-beam computed tomography