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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 27.
Published in final edited form as: JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2017 Nov 2;42(1):176–185. doi: 10.1002/jpen.1028

Table 4.

Univariate and Multivariate Predictor Comparisons of Poor Outcomes after ECF Repair

Univariate Likelihood Ratio
LMQ (OR) 95% CI p-value Albumin < 3.0 g/dl (OR) 95% CI p-value MFI ≥ 2 (OR) 95%CI p-value
1-year Leak 3.50 1.36–8.97 <0.01* 0.90 0.35–2.33 0.82 1.34 0.56–3.26 0.51
1-year Mortality 2.95 1.06–8.22 0.04* 3.33 0.87–12.84 0.08 0.86 0.30–2.49 0.79
3-year Mortality 3.76 1.33–10.60 0.01* 1.80 0.49–6.58 0.38 1.08 0.38–3.04 0.89
30-Day Complication 14.61 1.87–114.02 0.01* 3.89 1.23–12.31 0.02* 2.13 0.77–5.92 0.15
Dependent Discharge 4.07 1.51–10.97 <0.01* 1.21 0.43–3.37 0.72 1.64 0.64–4.25 0.31
Multivariate Likelihood Ratio
LMQ (OR) 95% CI p-value Albumin < 3.0 g/dl (OR) 95% CI p-value MFI ≥ 2 (OR) 95%CI p-value
1-year Leak 2.92 0.85–10.02 0.09 0.80 0.26–2.46 0.70 0.93 0.27–3.26 0.91
1-year Mortality 7.79 1.57–38.57 0.01* 2.36 0.46–12.02 0.30 0.15 0.02–1.13 0.07
3-year Mortality 22.37 3.07–162.95 <0.01* 1.22 0.20–7.61 0.83 0.16 0.02–1.27 0.08
30-Day Complication 7.12 0.69–73.57 0.10 5.73 1.40–23.44 0.02* 1.11 0.21–5.96 0.13
Dependent Discharge 3.54 1.05–11.95 0.04* 1.28 0.0.39–4.26 0.69 0.53 0.13–2.08 0.36

Controlling for BMI, Time from CT Scan to Operative Repair, Multiple Tracts, Small Bowel Fistula Location, Low Muscle Quality, Albumin < 3.0, MFI ≥ 2 ECF; Enterocutaneous fistula, LMQ; Low muscle quality, OR; Odds ratio, CI, Confidence interval, MFI; modified frailty index