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Table 4 Multivariate analysis of any, severe and infectious complications

From: Preoperative nutritional screening by the specialist instead of the nutritional risk score might prevent excess nutrition: a multivariate analysis of nutritional risk factors

Item

Patients with any complication (n = 72/140)

Patients with severe complication (n = 29/140)

Patients with infectious complication (n = 26/140)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Gender (M : F)

2.04 (0.93-4.5)

NR

NR

Charlson index:

   

0

1

NR

1

1–3

6.33 (1.75-22.84) 1

 

10.6 (1.3-86.23) 1

3–7

1.47 (0.3-7.13)1

 

3.45 (0.32-37.18)1

>7

3.1 (0.56-17.16)1

 

3.24 (0.47-16.28)1

Nutritional diagnosis:

   

AM

NR

NR

1

MM

  

0.24 (0.08-0.69) 2

SM

  

0.44 (0.12-1.68)2

Weight difference/initial weight (%)

1.08 (1.02-1.14)

1.06 (0.99-1.14)

NR

BMI

NR

0.99 (0.86-1.14)

NR

Lean body mass

NR

1.06 (1–1.13)

NR

Compliance with allocated nutritional support (>10/15)

NR

NR

0.37 (0.14-0.97)

Albumin (<35 g/l)

NR

2.72 (0.63-11.76)

NR

Hemoglobin (<133 g/l for men; <117 g/l for women)

2.84 (1.22-6.59)

NR

NR

  1. An OR > 1 means an increased likelihood of complications.
  2. NR ─ not retained for multivariate analysis.
  3. BMI ─ Body Mass Index.
  4. AM ─ Absent Malnutrition, MM ─ Moderate Malnutrition, SM ─ Severe Malnutrition.
  5. Bold numbers indicate p < 0.05.
  6. 1P is calculated with Charlson score = 0–1 as a reference.
  7. 2P is calculated with AM as a reference.