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Table 3 Univariate analysis of any, severe and infectious complications with P < 0.1

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)

1.77 (0.9-3.47)

2.03 (0.85-4.85)

2.02 (0.81-5.03)

Type of surgery:

   

upperGI

2.54 (0.94-6.85)1

1.45 (0.47-4.51)1

1.8 (0.6-5.38)1

lowerGI/retroperitoneal

1.41 (0.68-2.93)1

1.16 (0.47-2.9)1

0.71 (0.26-1.92)1

HPB

1

1

1

Charlson index:

   

0

1

1

1

1-3

4.94 (1.47-16.56) 2

2.13 (0.45-10.14)2

8.8 (1.12-68.99) 2

4-7

1.5 (0.33-6.7)2

1.4 (0.2-9.66)2

2.67 (0.26-27.38)2

>7

2.57 (0.53-12.38)2

2.01 (0.94-14.98)2

1.84 (0.34-16.34)2

Nutritional diagnosis:

   

AM

1

1

1

MM

0.47 (0.22-0.97) 3

0.55 (0.22-1.35)3

0.28 (0.1-0.78) 3

SM

0.62 (0.23-1.69)3

0.62 (0.18-2.14)3

0.57 (0.17-1.94)3

BMI

1.04 (0.96-1.13)

1.09 (0.99-1.21)

1.02 (0.92-1.13)

Lean body mass

1.02 (0.98-1.06)

1.06 (1.01-1.12)

1 (0.95-1.05)

Compliance with allocated nutritional support (>10/15)

0.82 (0.42-1.61)

1.5 (0.64-3.52)

0.46 (0.19-1.09)

Albumin (<35 g/l)

1.60 (0.5-5.17)

2.78 (0.83-9.33)

0.81 (0.17-3.92)

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

1.88 (0.95-3.75)

1.31 (0.56-3.03)

1.25 (0.51-3.1)

  1. Results from logistic regressions. An OR > 1 means an increased likelihood of complications.
  2. HPB ─ hepatopancreatobiliary.
  3. BMI ─ Body Mass Index.
  4. AM ─ Absent Malnutrition, MM ─ Moderate Malnutrition, SM ─ Severe Malnutrition.
  5. OR (95% CI) ─ Odds ratio (95% Confidence Interval).
  6. Bold numbers indicate p < 0.05.
  7. 1P is calculated with hepatopancreatobiliary surgery as a reference.
  8. 2P is calculated with Charlson score = 0–1 as a reference.
  9. 3P is calculated with AM as a reference.