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. 2012 Sep;3(3):129–134. doi: 10.1177/2151458512463392

Table 3.

Association Between Comorbidities and Postoperative Complications.a,b

Delirium (n = 347) Renal Insufficiency (n = 174)
Peripheral vascular disease (n = 324) 1.57 (1.19-2.06) 1.14 (0.81-1.63)
Any solid tumor (n = 236) 1.46 (1.08-1.98) 1.69 (1.17-2.44)
Cerebrovascular disease (n = 157) 1.37 (0.96-2.0) 1.52 (0.99-2.33)
Peptic ulcer disease (n = 377) 1.32 (1.01-1.72) 1.41 (1.01-1.96)
Dementia (n = 515) 1.20 (0.92-1.55) 1.2 (0.89-1.72)
Congestive heart failure (n = 231) 1.19 (0.87-1.62) 1.09 (0.74-1.61)
Pulmonary disease (n = 231) 1.09 (0.80-1.49) 1.01 (0.68-1.50)
Diabetes and diabetes with end organ damage (n = 219) 1.05 (0.76-1.44) 0.95 (0.63-1.43)
Myocardial infarction (n = 137) 1.01 (0.73-1.58) 1.14 (0.70-1.84)

Abbreviations: ANOVA, analysis of variance; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; SD, standard deviation.

a OR (95% CI).

b Only comorbidities with a frequency of greater than 10% and postoperative complications with a frequency of greater than 10% were included in the analyses.