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TABLE 4.

Infectious complications after operation and preoperative IBI in CRC patients.

Variables	N	Preoperative IBI	p value
Variables	N	Median (IQR)	p value
SSI
Present	100	0.48 (0.17–2.6)	0.008 ^a ^, ^*
Absent	455	0.32 (0.09–1.25)
Incisional SSI
Present	42	0.48 (0.19–2.76)	0.03 ^a ^, ^*
Absent	513	0.33 (0.09–1.32)
Organ space SSI
Present	68	0.62 (0.15–3.47)	0.03 ^a ^, ^*
Absent	487	0.33 (0.09–1.27)
Anastomotic leakage
Present	40	0.53 (0.15–1.86)	0.22 ^a
Absent	515	0.33 (0.1–1.37)
Remote infection
Present	27	0.75 (0.21–8.61)	0.03 ^a ^, ^*
Absent	528	0.33 (0.1–1.36)
Total infection
Present	124	0.57 (0.18–3.47)	0.0003 ^a ^, ^*
Absent	431	0.3 (0.08–1.21)

Abbreviations: CRC, colorectal cancer; IBI, Inflammatory Burden Index; IQR, interquartile range; SSI, surgical site infection.

^{^a}

Mann–Whitney test.

p < 0.05.