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Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Mar 10;51(9):1473–1479. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.02.085

Table 4.

Multivariable analysis of complications and hospital utilization measures after appendectomy.

	BMI 85^th percentile	BMI 95^th percentile	BMI 99^th percentile	P value
Any complication	1.15 (1.01 to 1.32)	1.21 (1.01 to 1.46)	1.24 (1.01 to 1.53)	0.04
Superficial incisional infection	1.43 (1.09 to 1.89)	1.64 (1.13 to 2.39)	1.74 (1.15 to 2.65)	0.01
Unplanned intubation	4.15 (1.06 to 16.18)	7.13 (1.09 to 46.71)	9.01 (1.10 to 73.79)	0.04
Operative duration	1.63 (0.91 to 2.36)	2.26 (1.26 to 3.25)	2.52 (1.41 to 3.64)	<0.001
Work RVU	0.02 (0.003 to 0.03)	0.02 (0.004 to 0.04)	0.03 (0.004 to 0.05)	0.02

Footnote: All variables were tested, but the table shows only those which reached statistical significance.