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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2010 Sep 16;52(6):1471–1477. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.07.013

Table III.

Multivariate Predictors of Overall Morbidity and Surgical Site Infections after Endovascular and Open AAA Repair NSQIP 2005–2007.

A) Multivariate Predictors of Morbidity after Open and Endovascular AAA Repair
OR 95% CI P Value
Age (per decade) 1.1 1.1–1.2 <.001
Open Repair 3.0 2.6–3.5 <.001
Chronic Steroid Use 1.8 1.3–2.6 <.001
Renal Disease 1.5 1.2–1.9 <.001
PVD with Prior Surgery 1.6 1.2–2.1 <.01
Female Gender 1.3 1.1–1.5 <.01
Cardiac Disease 1.2 1.04–1.4 <.05
Weight Class (vs. Normal/Overweight:BMI 18.6–30kg/m2)
 Underweight BMI < 18.6kg/m2 1.9 1.3–2.8 <.01
 Obese I: BMI 30–35kg/m2 1.1 0.9–1.3 .46
 Obese II: BMI 35–40kg/m2 1.2 0.9–1.6 .30
 Morbid Obesity: BMI ≥ 40kg/m2 1.2 0.8–1.7 .40
B) Multivariate Predictors of Surgical Site Infection after Open and Endovascular AAA Repair
OR 95% CI P Value
Age (per decade) 1.0 .9–1.1 .47
Open Repair 1.7 1.2–2.4 <.01
Renal Disease 1.9 1.2–3.0 <.01
Chronic Steroid Use 2.0 1.01–3.9 <.05
Female Gender 1.6 1.01–2.2 <.05
Weight Class (vs. Normal/Overweight:BMI 18.6–30kg/m2)
 Underweight BMI < 18.6kg/m2 0.7 0.2–3.0 .65
 Obese I: BMI 30–35kg/m2 2.1 1.4–3.2 <.001
 Obese II: BMI 35–40kg/m2 2.0 1.1–3.8 <.05
 Morbid Obesity: BMI ≥ 40kg/m2 5.2 3.1–8.8 <.001

PVD Peripheral Vascular Disease

BMI Body Mass Index