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. 2023 Sep 29;34(7):3543–3551. doi: 10.1007/s00590-023-03739-z

Table 2.

Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses on odds of inpatient complications

Patients aged ≥ 65 years Underweight N = 1299 Normal weight N = 10,330 Bivariable logistic regression Multivariable logistic regression
Complication N (%) N (%) OR(95% CI) P Value aOR (95% CI) P Value
Any complication 502 (38.6%) 3,781 (36.6%) 1.1 (1.0–1.2) 0.150 1.2 (1.0–1.4) 0.010
Infectious complication 138 (10.6%) 1,152 (11.2%) 0.9 (0.8–1.1) 0.568 1.0 (0.8–1.2) 0.683
Inpatient mortality 103 (7.9%) 431 (4.2%) 2.0 (1.6–2.5)  < 0.001 2.7 (2.0–3.6) < 0.001
AKI 15 (1.2%) 191 (1.8%) 0.6 (0.4–1.1) 0.077 0.6 (0.4–1.1) 0.083
Cardiac complication 76 (5.9%) 331 (3.2%) 1.9 (1.5–2.4)  < 0.001 2.1 (1.6–2.7) < 0.001
Pulmonary complication 45 (3.5%) 259 (2.5%) 1.3 (1.0–1.6) 0.059 1.4 (1.1–1.8) 0.009
VTE 115 (8.9%) 973 (9.4%) 0.9 (0.8-–1.1) 0.509 0.9 (0.7–1.1) 0.348
Patients aged 18–64 years Underweight N = 1688 Normal weight N = 23,074 Bivariable logistic regression Multivariable logistic regression
Complication N (%) N (%) OR (95%-CI) P Value aOR (95%-CI) P Value
Any complication 657 (38.9%) 8,037 (34.8%) 1.2 (1.1–1.3) 0.001 1.2 (1.1–1.4) 0.006
Infectious complication 222 (13.2%) 2,583 (11.2%) 1.2 (1.0–1.4) 0.014 1.1 (1.0–1.3) 0.155
Inpatient mortality 69 (4.1%) 567 (2.5%) 1.7 (1.3–2.2) < 0.001 1.5 (1.1–2.2) 0.026
AKI 33 (2.0%) 372 (1.6%) 1.2 (0.8–1.7) 0.285 1.2 (0.9–1.8) 0.244
Cardiac complication 58 (3.4%) 671 (2.9%) 1.2 (0.9–1.6) 0.216 1.1 (0.9–1.5) 0.348
Pulmonary complication 52 (3.1%) 533 (2.3%) 1.18 (1.0–1.4) 0.087 1.2 (0.9–1.4) 0.161
VTE 143 (8.5%) 2,079 (9.0%) 0.9 (0.8–1.1) 0.455 0.9 (0.8–1.1) 0.430

aOR adjusted odds ratio, AKI acute kidney injury, OR odds ratio, VTE venous thromboembolism

Bold text indicates statistical significance of p value less than 0.05