Table 5.
Univariate and multivariate analysis of the risk factors for developing complications after defunctioning stoma closure
| Variables | With complications (n = 18) (%) |
Without complications (n = 32) (%) |
Univariate analysis p value | Logistic multivariate regression analysis OR (95% CI), p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (SD) | 66.1 (14.0) | 63.5 (11.1) | 0.511 | – |
| Male (%) | 12 (66.7) | 18 (56.3) | 0.468 | – |
| Stoma (%) | 0.017* | |||
| Colostomy | 5 (20.0) | 20 (80.0) | ||
| Ileostomy | 13 (52.0) | 12 (48.0) | 2.68(0.67~10.74), 0.161 | |
| Time to reversal, days (SD) | 120.9 (45.1) | 169.1 (70.1) | 0.006* | |
| Time to reversal ≦109 days (%) | 10 (58.8) | 7 (41.2) | 0.002* | 6.31 (1.59~25.01), 0.007* |
| Prior complications (%) | 8 (44.4) | 11 (34.4) | 0.483 | – |
| Metastatic disease (%) | 0 | 4 (12.5) | 0.052 | – |
| Locally advanced disease (%) | 9 (50.0) | 12 (37.5) | 0.391 | – |
| Distance from anal verge, cm (SD) | 3.67 (1.82) | 3.09 (1.48) | 0.256 | – |
| Adjuvant Chemotherapy (%) | 5 (27.8) | 13 (40.6) | 0.359 | – |
*p < 0.05