Table 3.
Association of Metabolic Syndrome With Outcomes of Interest.
| Propensity Score Adjusteda Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||
| Overall complications | 1.12 | 0.96 | 1.31 | .138 |
| Wound complications | 1.47 | 1.02 | 2.12 | .04 |
| Medical complications | 1.06 | 0.91 | 1.25 | .44 |
| UTI | 1.91 | 1.24 | 2.96 | .00 |
| Sepsis | 1.55 | 0.90 | 2.66 | .11 |
| Readmission | 1.48 | 1.22 | 1.80 | <.001 |
| Long postoperative stay (≥5 days) | 1.34 | 1.16 | 1.56 | <.001 |
Abbreviation: UTI, urinary tract infection.
aAdjusted for gender, race, age class, smoking status in the past year, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dyspnea, congestive heart failure in the past 30 days, chronic steroid use, bleeding disorder, anterior interbody fusion, posterior interbody fusion, 2 or more levels fused, and diagnosis.