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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analyses of risk factors associated with postoperative complications

From: Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score as a predictive marker for short-term complications following gastrectomy of gastric cancer: a retrospective study

Characteristics Univariate Multivariate
OR 95% CI P OR 95% CI P
Age 1.014 1.004–1.025 0.008 1.011 1.000–1.023 0.046
Gender       
   Male 0.763 0.595–0.977 0.032 0.680 0.525–0.880 0.003
   Female       
BMI 0.987 0.956–1.020 0.447    
Preoperative comorbidities       
   Previous abdominal surgery 1.003 0.727–1.383 0.988    
   Diabetes mellitus 1.133 0.768–1.670 0.529    
   Hypertension 1.136 0.896–1.440 0.291    
Preoperative laboratory data       
   Neutrophil count 1.000 1.000–1.000 0.843    
   Lymphocyte count 1.000 1.000–1.000 0.054    
   Platelet count 1.000 1.000–1.000 0.373    
   Serum albumin 0.555 0.396–0.776 0.001    
   Total cholesterol 0.995 0.992–0.998 0.004    
   CRP 1.008 1.000–1.017 0.061    
   NLR 1.024 0.983–1.068 0.252    
   PLR 1.002 1.000–1.003 0.018    
   PNI 0.961 0.939–0.983 0.001    
   CONUT 1.158 1.081–1.239  < 0.001 1.156 1.077–1.240  < 0.001
ASA ≥ 3 1.039 0.827–1.307 0.740    
Mode of surgical approach       
   Laparoscopic 0.688 0.397–1.195 0.184    
   Open       
Type of resection       
   Distal gastrectomy 1.204 0.947–1.531 0.129 1.266 0.989–1.621 0.061
   Proximal gastrectomy 1.542 1.073–2.215 0.019 1.565 1.081–2.264 0.018
   Total gastrectomy       
 Operation time 1.002 1.000–1.004 0.016 1.003 1.001–1.005 0.003
Blood loss 1.000 1.000–1.001 0.094    
Tumor invasion (T3–4) 1.196 0.952–1.504 0.124    
pTNM stage (≥ III) 1.039 0.827–1.304 0.743    
  1. BMI = body mass index; CRP = C-reactive protein; NLR = neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR = platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; PNI = Prognostic Nutritional Index; CONUT = Controlling Nutritional Status; ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval