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. 2018 Oct 31;25(5):e411–e422. doi: 10.3747/co.25.4014

TABLE V.

Univariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with postoperative inflammatory complications

Variable Patients [n (%)] OR 95% CI p Value

All With complicationsa
Sex Women 41 2 (4.9) Reference
Men 115 17 (14.8) 3.4 0.7 to 15.3 0.114

Age <65 Years 105 12 (11.4) Reference
≥65 Years 51 7 (13.7) 1.2 0.5 to 3.3 0.681

BMI group 18.5–25 97 10 (10.3) Reference
<18.5 10 0 (0.0) 0.999
≥25 49 9 (18.4) 2.0 0.7 to 5.2 0.177

NRS 2002 score group <3 92 9 (9.8) Reference
≥3 64 10 (15.6) 1.7 0.7 to 4.5 0.276

Diabetes No 146 18 (12.3) Reference
Yes 10 1 (10.0) 0.8 0.1 to 6.6 0.828

Other comorbidities No 94 10 (10.6) Reference
Yes 62 9 (14.5) 1.4 0.6 to 3.7 0.47

Neoadjuvant CTx No 121 14 (11.6) Reference
Yes 35 5 (14.3) 1.3 0.4 to 3.8 0.666

Resection type Subtotal 111 15 (13.5) Reference
Total 45 4 (8.9) 0.6 0.2 to 2.0 0.427

Histologic type Well differentiated 6 1 (16.7) Reference
Moderately differentiated 50 7 (14.0) 0.8 0.1 to 8.0 0.86
Poorly differentiated 100 11 (11.0) 0.6 0.1 to 5.8 0.618

TNM stage I 48 5 (10.4) Reference
II 27 3 (11.1) 1.1 0.2 to 4.9 0.926
III 81 11 (13.6) 1.4 0.4 to 4.2 0.599

IGF-1 ≥75 μg/L 128 16 (12.5) Reference
<75 μg/L 28 3 (10.7) 0.8 0.2 to 3.1 0.794

Albumin ≥35 g/L 146 18 (12.3) Reference
<35 g/L 10 1 (10.0) 0.8 0.1 to 6.6 0.828

Prealbumin ≥150 mg/L 135 15 (11.1) Reference
<150 mg/L 21 4 (19.0) 1.9 0.6 to 6.3 0.307

Transferrin ≥2.5 g/L 146 18 (12.3) Reference
<2.5 g/L 10 1 (10.0) 0.8 0.1 to 6.6 0.828

Retinol-binding protein ≥25 mg/L 110 12 (10.9) Reference
<25 mg/L 46 7 (15.2) 1.5 0.5 to 4.0 0.455

Hemoglobin ≥110 g/L 127 15 (11.8) Reference
<110 g/L 29 4 (13.8) 1.2 0.4 to 3.9 0.769

Platelets ≥100×109/L 135 15 (11.1) Reference
<100×109/L 21 4 (19.0) 1.9 0.6 to 6.3 0.307

Lymphocytes ≥1.0×109/L 132 14 (10.6) Reference
<1.0×109/L 24 5 (20.8) 2.2 0.7 to 6.9 0.167

Sarcopenia No 132 15 (11.4) Reference
Yes 24 4(16.7) 1.6 0.5 to 5.2 0.468

Myosteatosis No 25 0 (0.0) Reference
Yes 131 19 (14.5) 0.998

Visceral obesity No 92 6 (6.5) Reference
Yes 64 13 (20.3) 3.6 1.3 to 10.2 0.013
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Inflammatory complications.

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; BMI = body mass index; NRS = Nutritional Risk Screening; CTx = chemotherapy; IGF-1 = insulin-like growth factor 1.