. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2016 Apr 21;74(10):2033–2043. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2016.04.005

Table 5.

Correlations between pre and postoperative variables (n=54).

	ASA	BMI	Medication	Comorbidity	Intubation Time	Length of Stay	Infection	Hardware Removal	Loss of Fixation	Non Union

OSA	.59	.68	.60	.44^**	.24	.34^*	.44^**	.49^**	.13	.19
Age	.62	.70	.75	.60	.29^*	.27	.40^**	.42^**	−.07	.05
ASA	1.00	.54	.55	.65	.22	.52	.53	.37^**	.09	.12
Current Smoker	.01	−.15	.17	.06	.29^*	.08	.14	.26	.57	.38^**
Smoking History	.24	.07	.34^*	.13	.34^*	.23	.32^*	.31^*	.33^*	.19
Unplanned Communication	.25	.07	.24	.22	.08	.13	.45^**	.31^*	.24	.07
Infection	.53	.35	.36^**	.39^**	.08	.23	1.00	.59	.23	.26
Readmission	.35^*	.13	.24	.24	.18	.34^*	.31^*	.37^**	.51	.69
Reoperation	.34^*	.34^*	.33^*	.26	.12	.21	.62	.89	.30^*	.43^**

Abbreviations: OSA - Obstructive Sleep Apnea; ASA - American Society of Anesthesiologists' anesthesia risk index; BMI - body mass index (kg/m²). For definition of variables and complications refer to Appendices 1 and 2.

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All strong correlations (R>0.5 and p<0 .01) are in bold, the moderate correlations (R>0.3 and <0.5) with p <0 .01 are marked.

All strong correlations (R>0.5 and p<0 .01) are in bold, the moderate correlations (R>0.3 and <0.5) with p < 0.05 are marked.