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. 2015 Dec 28;21(48):13507–13517. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i48.13507

Table 8.

Clinical factors that affect dropout n (%)

Total Drop Univariate
Multivariable1
OR (95%CI) P value OR (95%CI) P value
Sex < 0.001 < 0.001
Male 2920 534 (18.29) 1.622 (1.372-1.917) 1.459 (1.228 -1.734)
Female 1880 228 (12.13) 1 1
Age (yr)
≤ 65 3562 462 (12.97) 1 1
> 65 1238 300 (24.23) 2.146 (1.824 -2.525) < 0.001 1.727 (1.448-2.059) < 0.001
BMI (kg/m2)
≤ 25 3325 496 (14.92) 1
> 25 1475 266 (18.03) 1.255 (1.066-1.478) 0.006
Anastomosis method
Intra 2345 378 (16.12) 1 1
Extra 2455 384 (15.64) 0.965 (0.826-1.126) 0.651 1.057 (0.900-1.242) 0.499
Resection
Distal 4218 593 (14.06) 1 1
Total 582 169 (29.04) 2.501 (2.050-3.052) < 0.001 2.444 (1.988-3.005) < 0.001
Resection group
I-distal 2018 285 (14.12) 1 < 0.001
I-total 327 93 (28.44) 2.417 (1.843 -3.169) < 0.001
E-distal 2200 308 (14.00) 0.990 (0.832 -1.178) 0.909
E-total 255 76 (29.80) 2.582 (1.920-3.472) < 0.001
Combined OP
None 4531 694 (15.32) 1 1
Yes 269 68 (25.28) 1.870 (1.404-2.491) < 0.001 1.731 (1.284-2.334) < 0.001
OP event
None 4723 732 (15.50) 1 1
Yes 77 30 (38.96) 3.480 (2.187-5.539) < 0.001 2.558 (1.554-4.212) < 0.001
Number of comorbidities
0 3196 411 (12.86) 1 < 0.001 1 0.031
1 1137 221 (19.44) 1.635 (1.366 -1.957) < 0.001 1.179 (0.882 -1.576) 0.266
2 and more 467 130 (27.84) 2.614 (2.082-3.281) < 0.001 1.564 (1.110-2.204) 0.011
ASA score
1 3025 382 (12.63) 1 < 0.001 1 0.006
2 1549 305 (19.69) 1.696 (1.438-2.000) < 0.001 1.182 (0.893-1.565) 0.242
3 226 75 (33.19) 3.437 (2.554-4.625) < 0.001 1.889 (1.271-2.808) 0.002
Abdominal OP history
None 4057 661 (16.29) 1
Yes 743 101 (13.59) 0.808 (0.645-1.013) 0.065
TNM stage
I 4380 688 (15.71) 1 0.274
II 314 51 (16.24) 1.041 (0.763-1.420) 0.802
III 106 23 (21.70) 1.487 (0.930-2.377) 0.097
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Backward elimination. Logistic regression to predict dropout (= 762/4800). OR: Odd ratio; BMI: Body mass index; Intra/I: Intracorporeal anastomosis; Extra/E: Extracorporeal anastomosis; OP: Operation; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists.