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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Logistic regression analysis found independent risk factors for the development of sternal dehiscence : body mass indes greater than 30 kg/m (2) (odds ratio [OR] : 2. 9 ; p = 0. 05), New York Heart Association class more than III (OR : 2. 4 ; p = 0. 07), impaired renal function (OR : 3. 9 ; p = 0. 01), peripheral arterial disease (OR : 3. 6 ; p = 0. 001), immunosuppressant state (OR : 3. 3 ; p = 0. 001), sternal closure performed by an assistant doctor (OR : 2. 5, p = 0. 004), postoperative bleeding (OR : 4. 2 ; p = 0. 03), transfusion of more than 5 red blood units (OR : 3. 7, p = 0. 01), reexploration for bleeding (OR : 6. 9, p = 0. 001), and postoperative delirium (OR : 3. 5, p = 0. 01).