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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 7.
Published in final edited form as: Gynecol Oncol. 2013 Apr 2;130(1):100–106. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.03.022

Table 4.

Multivariate analysis of preoperative patient risk factors and selected surgical approach associated with organ/space SSI.

Factor Any organ/space SSI, no. (%) Multivariate analysis
OR (95% CI) P value
Age at surgery (per 10-y increment) NA 1.6 (1.2–2.3) .003
Smoking status .007
 No smoking history (n = 914) 24 (2.6) Referent
 Former smoker (n = 357) 6 (1.7) 0.6 (0.3–1.6)
 Current smoker (n = 98) 6 (6.1) 3.9 (1.5–10.4)
Preoperative glucose >110 mg/dL .03
 No (n = 785) 15 (1.9) Referent
 Yes (n = 456) 20 (4.4) 2.2 (1.1–4.5)
Prior MRSA infection .03
 No (n = 1364) 35 (2.6) Referent
 Yes (n = 5) 1 (20.0) 12.4 (1.2–127.3)

Abbreviations: MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio; SSI, surgical site infection.