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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 22.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg. 2015 Dec 31;211(6):1106–1113. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.09.020

Table 2.

Univariate and multivariate analyses of factors associated with the incidence and severity of postoperative complications

Univariable
Multivariable
OR 95% CI P value OR 95% CI P value
Overall complication (vs no complication)
 Age 1.01 .98–1.03 .62 - - -
 Surgical margin status
  R0 Ref
  R1/R2 1.66 .83–3.32 .15 - - -
 Operation approach
  Open abdominal or posterior Ref Ref
  Minimally invasive surgery .37 .14–.97 .04 .35 .13–.92 .03
  Thoraco-abdominal surgery 2.18 .92–5.18 .08 2.23 .92–5.40 .08
 Other organ resected
  No Ref
  Yes 1.34 .72–2.51 .36 - - -
 Hormone secreting tumor
  Nonfunctional Ref Ref
  Other functional 1.27 .56–2.92 .57 1.06 .45–2.50 .89
  Cortisol secreting 2.23 1.06–4.67 .03 2.25 1.04–4.88 .04
Major complication (vs no complication)
 Age .99 .96–1.01 .33 - - -
 Surgical margin status
  R0 Ref Ref
  R1/R2 2.4 .85–6.75 0.1 1.40 .49–3.98 .52
 Operation approach
  Open abdominal or posterior Ref
  Minimally invasive surgery .18 .02–1.48 .11 - - -
  Thoraco-abdominal surgery 2.18 .66–7.24 0.2 - - -
 Other organ resected
  No Ref Ref
  Yes 2.68 .91–7.94 .07 4.83 1.22–19.2 .03
 Hormone secreting tumor
  Nonfunctional Ref Ref
  Other functional .32 .04–2.64 .29 NA NA NA
  Cortisol secreting 2.86 1.04–7.90 .04 3.09 1.10–8.71 .03

CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.