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. 2023 Jul 26;35:21. doi: 10.1186/s43019-023-00195-1

Table 6.

Multiple linear regression analysis of patient comorbidities and demographics impacting postoperative and pre/post-change (Δ) PROMIS-PH scores

Baseline variable Postoperative PROMIS GH estimate effect Δ PROMIS GH estimate effect
Estimate [95% CI] P-value Estimate [95% CI] P-value
Age (years) 0.1 [0.01: 0.1] 0.009 0.01 [− 0.03: 0.05] 0.562
Female − 1.8 [− 2.5: −1.1] < 0.001 0.7 [− 0.03: 1.5] 0.061
BMI 18.5–25 kg/m2 (reference) 1.0 1.0
BMI 25.01–30 kg/m2 − 0.6 [− 1.7: 0.5] 0.293 0.6 [− 0.6: 1.8] 0.341
BMI 30.01–40 kg/m2 − 1.5 [− 2.5: − 0.5] 0.005 1.6 [0.4: 2.7] 0.007
BMI > 40 kg/m2 − 2.1 [− 3.4: − 0.8] 0.002 3.0 [1.6: 4.4] < 0.001
White (reference) 1.0 1.0
African-American (Black) − 1.7 [− 2.6: − 0.8] < 0.001 − 0.1 [− 1.1: 0.8] 0.800
Asian − 2.4 [− 3.9: − 0.8] 0.003 1.0 [− 0.6: 2.6] 0.211
Other Race − 3.0 [− 3.9: − 2.1] < 0.001 1.2 [0.2: 2.2] 0.018
Myocardial Infarction − 1.6 [− 3.8: 0.5] 0.129 − 0.3 [− 2.6: 2.1] 0.829
Cerebrovascular disease − 0.4 [− 1.5: 0.8] 0.542 − 0.4 [− 1.7: 0.9] 0.522
Chronic Pulmonary Disease − 1.0 [− 1.8: − 0.2] 0.014 − 0.4 [− 1.3: 0.5] 0.375
Mild Liver Disease − 0.7 [− 2.2: 0.7] 0.328 − 0.3 [− 1.9: 1.2] 0.682
DM without chronic complications − 1.6 [− 2.4: − 0.7] < 0.001 − 0.1 [− 1.0: 0.9] 0.887
DM with chronic complications − 1.9 [− 3.7: 0.0] 0.049 − 0.8 [− 2.9: 1.3] 0.464
Malignancy lymphoma leukemia 0.2 [− 0.8: 1.2] 0.683 0.1 [− 1.0: 1.2] 0.894
Metastatic solid tumor − 0.3 [− 2.0: 1.3] 0.698 − 1.1 [− 2.9: 0.6] 0.211

Bold indicates statistical significance

BMI body mass index, PROMIS Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System, Global PH Global Physical Health, DM diabetes mellitus, CI confidence interval