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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 6.
Published in final edited form as: Head Neck. 2015 Aug 13;38(Suppl 1):E1188–E1191. doi: 10.1002/hed.24189

TABLE 3.

Univariate logistic regression analyzing surgical complications.

Factors OR (95% CI) p value
Age, per y 0.99 (0.98–1.02) .94
Obesity .71
 Yes 0.92 (0.58–1.44)
 No 1
Sex .52
 Male 1.14 (0.77–1.7)
 Female 1
Prior radiotherapy .26
 Yes 1.25 (0.85–1.82)
 No 1
Current smoking .60
 Yes 0.91 (0.62–1.31)
 No 1
Bone flap .95
 Yes 1.01 (0.69–1.49)
 No 1
ACE-27 .11
 2, 3 1.41 (0.92–2.16)
 0, 1 1
ASA classification .44
 4,5 1.26 (0.70–2.27)
 1, 2, 3 1
Indication for surgery .85
 Cancer 1.06 (0.60–1.87)
 Noncancer 1
Institution .0007
 A 2.49 (1.45–4.28)
 B 0.98 (0.55–1.76)
 C 0.98 (0.36–2.63)
 D 1.62 (0.88–2.97)
 E 0.63 (0.25–1.54)
 F 1
Flap type .95
 Radial forearm 0.9 (0.23–3.46)
 Anterolateral thigh 1.09 (0.27–4.40)
 Fibula 0.96 (0.24–3.87)
 Subscapular 1.10 (0.22–5.40)
 Other 1
Recipient site .10
 Oral cavity 0.97 (0.47–1.98)
 Oropharynx 0.94 (0.38–2.34)
 Hypopharynx 2.49 (1.01–6.16)
 Skull base 1.22 (0.42–3.54)
 Skin 1

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; ACE-27, Adult Comorbidity Evaluation Index; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical classification.