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. 2013 May 28;14:173. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-173

Table 3.

Adjusted risk of adverse outcomes after surgery

  Inhospital death
Postoperative complications
OR 95% CI p OR 95% CI p
Age
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  ≤ 64
Reference
 
 
Reference
 
 
 
 
  65–79
2.58
1.36 – 4.89
0.004
1.22
1.09 – 1.36
0.001
  ≥ 80
5.88
2.93 – 11.8
<0.001
1.51
1.31 – 1.75
< 0.001
Sex
 
 
 
 
 
 
  men
Reference
 
 
Reference
 
 
  women
0.60
0.39 – 0.92
0.018
0.88
0.82 – 0.95
0.001
Charlson comorbidity index
 
 
 
 
 
 
  0
Reference
 
 
Reference
 
 
  1
1.60
0.89 – 2.87
0.116
2.42
2.17 – 2.71
< 0.001
  2
6.58
3.99 – 10.8
<0.001
3.42
2.92 – 4.01
< 0.001
  ≥ 3
16.50
10 – 27.2
<0.001
5.06
4.2 – 6.1
< 0.001
Surgical procedure
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total knee arthroplasty
Reference
 
 
Reference
 
 
Cervical laminoplasty
2.15
1.23 – 3.77
0.008
1.02
0.81 – 1.28
0.865
Lumbar decompression
1.38
0.79 – 2.4
0.253
0.87
0.72 – 1.04
0.117
Lumbar arthrodesis 2.23 1.21 – 4.06 0.009 1.07 0.92 – 1.24 0.397

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.