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Published in final edited form as: Gynecol Oncol. 2013 Apr 2;130(1):100–106. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.03.022

Table 2.

Multivariate analysis of preoperative patient risk factors and selected surgical approach associated with superficial incisional SSI.

Factor	Any superficial incisional SSI, no. (%)	Multivariate analysis
Factor	Any superficial incisional SSI, no. (%)	OR (95% CI)	P value
BMI			<.001
Underweight, normal, or overweight (n = 572)	15 (2.6)	Referent
WHO class I or II (n = 496)	36 (7.3)	3.2 (1.7–6.0)
WHO class III (n = 204)	25 (12.3)	4.3 (2.1–8.7)
Super obese (n = 78)	13 (16.7)	5.2 (2.2–12.4)
ASA score			.005
1 or 2 (n = 806)	33 (4.1)	Referent
3 or 4 (n = 535)	56 (10.5)	2.0 (1.2–3.3)
Preoperative hematocrit <36%			.007
No (n = 997)	55 (5.5)	Referent
Yes (n = 270)	29 (10.7)	2.0 (1.2–3.2)
Minimally invasive surgery			.009
No (n = 1173)	88 (7.5)	14.1 (1.9–102.2)
Yes (n = 180)	1 (0.6)	Referent

Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI, body mass index; OR, odds ratio; SSI, surgical site infection; WHO, World Health Organization.