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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan 15;93(3):897–904. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.10.060

Table 2. Multivariate analysis of risk for postesophagectomy chylothorax adjusting for preoperative patient, treatment, and tumor factors.

Adjusted ORa (95% CI) p-value
BMI < 30 4.05 (1.19, 13.7) 0.025
Charlson Comorbidity Index Score ≥ 2.92 (1.2, 7.25) 0.020
Peptic ulcer disease 1.41 (0.50, 4.09) 0.512
Transthoracic esophageal mobilization 2.24 (0.29, 17.2) 0.439
Proximal or middle esophagus tumor location 0.56 (0.14, 2.28) 0.416
Squamous tumor type 4.18 (1.39, 12.6) 0.011
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Odds ratio (OR) adjusted for each of the other factors CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index.