Table 1

 Influence of family history, mutation location, sex, and history of abdominal surgery on desmoid occurrence

VariableNo with desmoids/total No (%)Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis
Odds ratio (95% CI)p ValueOdds ratio (95% CI)p Value
Proportion of family members with desmoids
    None18/218 (8)10.00110.006
    1–49%12/53 (23)3.25 (0.76, 13.87)3.69 (0.86, 15.84)
    50%+20/49 (41)7.66 (2.53, 23.25)6.29 (1.84, 21.53)
Mutation location
    Before 139941/303 (14)10.0310.007
    After 13999/17 (53)7.19 (1.27, 40.67)6.06 (1.64, 22.48)
Sex
    Male17/159 (11)10.0410.01
    Female33/161 (20)2.15 (1.02, 4.65)2.68 (1.22, 5.89)
History of abdominal surgery
    No2/23 (9)10.35
    Yes48/297 (16)2.02 (0.46, 8.90)