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Table 5 Univariate and multivariate analysis of the overall complications for the very elderly patients

From: Comparison of surgical and oncologic outcomes in very elderly patients (≥ 80 years old) and elderly (65–79 years old) colorectal cancer patients: a propensity score matching

Risk factors

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Surgical methods (open/laparoscopic)

2.568 (1.469–4.490)

0.001**

2.552 (1.410–4.618)

0.002**

Sex (male/female)

0.863 (0.548–1.358)

0.524

  

BMI, kg/m2

0.947 (0.884–1.013)

0.112

  

Hypertension (yes/no)

0.839 (0.534–1.317)

0.445

  

T2DM (yes/no)

1.094 (0.628–1.908)

0.750

  

Tumor location (colon/ rectum)

0.876 (0.556–1.381)

0.569

  

Tumor stage (III/II/I)

0.917 (0.672–1.251)

0.584

  

Smoking (yes/no)

1.332 (0.814–2.178)

0.254

  

Drinking (yes/no)

1.163 (0.664–2.035)

0.598

  

CHD (yes/no)

1.266 (0.653–2.454)

0.485

  

Operation time, min

1.003 (1.000–1.006)

0.069

1.003 (0.999–1.006)

0.155

Blood loss, mL

1.002 (1.000–1.003)

0.060

1.000 (0.999–1.002)

0.676

  1. OR, Odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; CHD, coronary heart disease
  2. * P-value < 0.05, ** P-value < 0.01