Table 3.
Correlation between independent variables and postoperative complications
| Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent variables | OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value |
| Gender (Male vs. Female) |
2.530 | 1.448 – 4.419 | 0.001 | 1.711 | 0.839 – 3.489 | 0.139 |
| Age | 1.038 | 1.009 – 1.067 | 0.010 | 1.043 | 1.012 – 1.075 | 0.006 |
| BMI | 0.948 | 0.887 – 1.014 | 0.122 | 0.984 | 0.910 – 1.065 | 0.691 |
| Smoking history (BI≥200 vs. BI<200) |
2.533 | 1.370 – 4.684 | 0.003 | 1.596 | 0.738 – 3.453 | 0.235 |
| Resected lobe (Others vs. Right upper lobectomy) |
0.968 | 0.836 – 1.121 | 0.665 | 0.988 | 0.844 – 1.156 | 0.875 |
| FEV1% | 0.967 | 0.945 – 0.989 | <0.004 | 1.004 | 0.973 – 1.029 | 0.980 |
| LAV% | 1.073 | 1.038 – 1.110 | <0.001 | 1.056 | 1.016 – 1.098 | 0.006 |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; BI, brinkman index; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; LAV, low-attenuation volume