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All patients underwent single-armed microsurgical intussusception VEs with longitudinal two-suture placement performed by a single surgeon (KH) in a single hospital (Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China). Six factors that could possibly influence the patency rates were analyzed, including BMI, age, mode of anastomosis, site of anastomosis, and sperm motility and quantity in the intraoperative epididymal fluid. Single-factor outcome analysis was performed via Chi-square test and multivariable analysis was performed using logistic regression. A total of 159 (87.8%, 159\/181) patients were followed up. The follow-up time (mean \u00b1 standard deviation [s.d.]) was 27.7 \u00b1 9.3 months, ranging from 12 months to 48 months. The overall patency rate was 73.0% (116\/159). The multivariable analysis revealed that BMI and age significantly influenced the patency rate (P = 0.008 and 0.028, respectively). Younger age (\u226428 years; odds ratio [OR] = 3.531, 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 1.397\u20138.924) and lower BMI score (&lt;26.0 kg m\n                    <jats:sup>\u22122<\/jats:sup>\n                    ; OR = 2.352, 95% CI: 1.095\u20135.054) appeared to be associated with a higher patency rate. BMI and age were independent factors affecting the outcomes of microsurgical VEs depending on surgical expertise and the use of advanced technology.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4103\/aja202238","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,24]],"date-time":"2022-06-24T07:43:15Z","timestamp":1656056595000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["The effect of BMI and age on the outcomes of microsurgical vasoepididymostomy: a retrospective analysis of 181 patients operated by a single surgeon"],"prefix":"10.4103","author":[{"given":"Shou-Yang","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China"},{"name":"Department of Reproductive Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, 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