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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 4.

Univariate logistic regression analyzing medical complications.

Factors OR (95% CI) p value
Age, per y 1.04 (1.02–1.05) < .0001
Obesity .26
 Yes 0.80 (0.50–1.21)
 No 1
Sex .10
 Male 0.73 (0.51–1.06)
 Female 1
Prior radiotherapy .24
 Yes 0.80 (0.55–1.16)
 No 1
Current smoking .60
 Yes 1.07 (0.75–1.53)
 No 1
Bone flap .76
 Yes 1.06 (0.73–1.54)
 No 1
ACE-27 < .0001
 2, 3 2.78 (1.83–4.22)
 0, 1 1
ASA classification .08
 4, 5 1.64 (0.95–2.86)
 1, 2, 3 1
Indication for surgery .07
 Cancer 1.75 (0.96–3.18)
 Noncancer 1
Institution .65
 A 0.86 (0.51–1.43)
 B 0.84 (0.50–1.40)
 C 1.03 (0.44–2.40)
 D 0.61 (0.33–1.10)
 E 1.04 (0.52–2.07)
 F 1
Flap type .52
 Radial forearm 2.04 (0.43–9.58)
 Anterolateral thigh 1.58 (0.32–7.80)
 Fibula 2.10 (0.43–10.24)
 Subscapular 3.21 (0.57–18.20)
 Other 1
Recipient site .53
 Oral cavity 1.19 (0.58–2.41)
 Oropharynx 1.93 (0.81–4.57)
 Hypopharynx 1.32 (0.52–3.37)
 Skull base 1.01 (0.34–3.01)
 Skin 1

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