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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gynecol Oncol. 2015 Oct 23;139(3):401–406. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.09.080

Table 2. Bivariable Associations for Elderly Women (> 65 years-old).

No major complication (n=628, 83.6%) Major complication (n=123, 16.4%) p value

Age (years) 0.58
 >65 – 70 244 (38.9) 48 (39.0)
 71 – 80 298 (47.5) 54 (43.9)
 81 - 90 86 (13.7) 21 (17.1)

BMI (kg/m2) 0.63
 < 18.5 14 (2.2) 3 (2.5)
 18.5 – 24.9 224 (35.9) 38 (31.4)
 25 – 29.9 206 (33.0) 36 (29.8)
 30 – 34.9 109 (17.5) 24 (19.8)
 35 – 39.9 43 (6.9) 12 (9.9)
 ≥ 40 28 (4.5) 8 (6.6)

Race 0.25
 White 489 (77.9) 101 (82.1)
 Black 41 (6.5) 11 (8.9)
 Asian 24 (3.8) 1 (0.8)
 Unknown 74 (11.7) 10 (8.1)

Hypertension requiring medication 0.78
 Yes 381 (60.7) 73 (59.3)
 No 247 (39.3) 50 (40.7)

Smoker 0.28
 Yes 48 (7.6) 13 (10.6)
 No 580 (92.4) 110 (89.4)

Insulin-Dependent Diabetes 0.60
 Yes 81 (12.9) 18 (14.6)
 No 547 (87.1) 105 (85.4)

History of severe COPD 0.64
 Yes 29 (4.6) 7 (5.7)
 No 599 (95.4) 116 (94.3)

History of CVA 1.0
 Yes 3 (0.5) 0 (0.0)
 No 625 (99.5) 123 (100.0)

MI within 6 months 1.0
 Yes 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0)
 No 627 (99.8) 123 (100.0)

History of TIA 0.70
 Yes 9 (1.4) 2 (1.6)
 No 619 (98.6) 121 (98.4)

Preoperative creatinine (mg/dL) 0.003
 < 1.5 574 (96.3) 107 (89.9)
 ≥ 1.5 22 (3.7) 12 (10.1)

Preoperative hematocrit (%) 0.098
 < 30 51 (8.4) 16 (13.1)
 ≥ 30 558 (91.6) 106 (86.9)

Preoperative platelet count (10̂9/L) 0.166
 < 450 559 (91.9) 107 (87.7)
 ≥ 450 51 (8.4) 15 (12.3)

Preoperative white blood cell count (10̂9/L) 0.009
 < 10 516 (84.7) 90 (75.0)
 ≥ 10 93 (15.3) 30 (25.0)

Preoperative albumin (g/dL) <0.0001
 < 3.5 101 (22.7) 52 (52.5)
 ≥ 3.5 344 (77.3) 47 (47.5)

Ascites <0.0001
 Yes 119 (18.9) 45 (36.6)
 No 509 (81.1) 78 (63.4)

Data is reported as n(%). BMI (body mass index), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), myocardial infarction (MI), cerebrovascular accident (CVA), and transient ischemic attack (TIA). Bolded text indicates statistical significance with p<0.05.