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Table 2 Predictive factors for postoperative complications

From: Impact of atherosclerosis on the postoperative complications of colorectal surgery in older patients with colorectal cancer

Preoperative variables

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Complication ( −)

Complication ( +)

    

n = 110

n = 14

p-value

Odds ratio

95% CI

p-value

Age

years

76.0 ± 6.5

76.5 ± 5.6

0.500

   

Sex

male

64

12

0.046

  

0.633

ASA class

 ≥ 3

19

4

0.240

  

0.260

Hypertension

56

8

0.660

   

Hyperlipidemia

18

0

0.100

  

0.151

Diabetes mellitus

29

4

0.540

   

Ischemic heart disease

16

2

0.670

   

Stroke

12

2

0.490

   

Chronic renal failure

7

3

0.090

  

0.105

Smoking history

36

5

0.520

   

Preoperative steroid use

3

0

0.700

   

BMI (kg/m2)

 < 18, > 25

43

3

0.200

   

Albumin

 ≤ 3 g/dL

9

2

0.360

   

Prognostic nutritional index

 < 40

20

3

0.500

   

Preoperative chemotherapy

4

1

0.460

   

AAC score

6 ± 7.6

12 ± 10

0.017

1.083

1.009–1.163

0.026

Stage

I/II

69

6

0.150

  

0.199

III/IV

41

8

    

CAVI

9.4 ± 1.8

10.6 ± 1.5

0.006

1.522

1.073–2.160

0.019

Past surgical history

30

4

0.540

   

Laparoscopic surgery

93

9

0.070

  

0.422

Type of surgery

      

Ileocecal resection

27

2

0.320

   

Right colectomy

21

3

0.540

   

Transverse colectomy

9

0

0.330

   

Left colectomy

6

1

0.580

   

Sigmoidectomy

20

1

0.270

   

Anterior resection

27

6

0.130

  

0.717

Miles’/Hartmann’s operation

3

1

0.390

   

Operative time

min

251 ± 97

384 ± 189

0.005

1.007

1.003–1.012

0.001

Estimated blood loss

mL

119 ± 334

325 ± 356

0.076

  

0.572

  1. AAC abdominal aortic calcification, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, BMI body mass index, CAVI cardio-ankle vascular index