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. 2012 Sep 12;12:775. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-775

Table 3.

Abdominoperineal (AP) resection* versus other resections(reference group) in 7,033 incident rectal cancer patients

 
Total (N= 7033)
AP resection (N = 727)
Random-effect model
  No. % OR (95% CI) P
Age (years)
 
 
 
 
 
 ≤60
1,342
17.4
1
 
<0.001
 61-70
2,083
20.7
1.10
(0.91-1.33)
 
 71-80
2,536
23.9
1.30
(1.08-1.56)
 
 >80
1,072
24.6
1.38
(1.11-1.71)
 
Gender
 
 
 
 
 
 Male
4,275
23.0
1
 
0.002
 Female
2,758
19.9
0.78
(0.69-0.89)
 
Educational level
 
 
 
 
 
 Secondary or more
969
17.7
1
 
<0.001
 Intermediate
1,516
19.2
1.11
(0.90-1.38)
 
 Primary
3,796
23.9
1.40
(1.16-1.70)
 
 Unknown
752
22.1
1.29
(0.97-1.70)
 
Marital status
 
 
 
 
 
 Married
4,651
21.3
1
 
0.002
 Unmarried§
1,854
24.2
1.17
(1.02-1.35)
 
 Unknown
528
17.6
0.83
(0.63-1.10)
 
OPE
 
 
 
 
 
 No
5,437
22.5
1
 
0.05
 Yes
1,596
19.6
0.87
(0.75-1.01)
 
Disease staging
 
 
 
 
 
 Absence of metastases
6,180
21.8
1
 
0.82
 Presence of metastases
853
22.3
1.11
(0.93-1.32)
 
Comorbidity (Charlson index)
 
 
 
 
 
 0
5,174
21.5
1
 
0.24
 ≥1
1,859
22.8
1.01
(0.89-1.16)
 
Year of admission
 
 
 
 
 
 2000
861
23.0
1
 
0.04
 2001
887
23.9
1.12
(0.89-1.41)
 
 2002
789
23.7
1.06
(0.84-1.35)
 
 2003
825
19.1
0.87
(0.68-1.11)
 
 2004
961
20.0
0.92
(0.73-1.16)
 
 2005
906
22.2
1.02
(0.80-1.28)
 
 2006
923
23.4
1.08
(0.86-1.36)
 
 2007
881
19.4
0.85
(0.67-1.09)
 
Hospital volume (annual caseload)
 
 
 
 
 
 >25
3,688
20.6
1
 
0.001
 11-25
2,560
22.1
1.03
(0.81-1.31)
 
 ≤10 785 26.6 1.37 (1.03-1.82)  

*ICD9: 48.5, 48.62. ICD9: 45.4x-45.8x, 48.3x-48.4x, 48.61, 48.63-48.69.

Cases with obstruction or perforation or in emergency admission were classified in the OPE category.

§Unmarried includes single, separated, divorced and widowed.

OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, APR-DRG: all-patient-refined-diagnosis-related group, OPE: obstruction, perforation or emergency admission.