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. 2014 Dec 1;58(1):41–47. doi: 10.1503/cjs.003914

Table 3.

Predictors of in-hospital mortality in 111 patients with BMI greater than 35 who underwent urgent surgery

Predictor Unadjusted* p value Model 1* p value Model 2* p value
Age 1.07 (1.03–1.12) 0.001 1.08 (1.02–1.13) 0.009 1.08 (1.02–1.14) 0.008
Sex, female 1.99 (0.69–5.68) 0.20 1.37 (0.38–4.89) 0.63 1.25 (0.34–4.53) 0.74
ICU preoperatively 15.81 (4.96–50.35) < 0.001 12.76 (3.32–49.02) < 0.001 11.79 (3.10–44.84) < 0.001
CHR 4.48 (1.55–12.93) 0.006 1.04 (0.26–4.08) 0.96 1.12 (0.28–4.43) 0.87
BMI > 40 1.44 (0.54–3.89) 0.47 1.812 (0.52–6.38) 0.35
BMI 1.03 (0.98–1.09) 0.22 1.05 (0.98–1.13) 0.17
 χ2 34.077 <0.001 34.92 <0.001
 AUROC 0.88 (0.81–0.95) <0.001 0.89 (0.82–0.96) <0.001

AUROC = area under the receiver operator curve; BMI = body mass index; CHR = high-risk comorbidities; ICU = intensive care unit.

*

Data presented as medians (with interquartile ranges).