Table 3.
Baseline potential predictors for persistent postoperative dysphagia adopting univariate logistic models
| Parameter (SE) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (< 50 years) | − 0.1372 (0.3044) | 0.872 (0.480, 1.583) | 0.6522 |
| Gender (male) | 0.3885 (0.3097) | 1.475 (0.804, 2.706) | 0.2098 |
| BMI (< 30) | − 0.4573 (0.2853) | 0.633 (0.362, 1.107) | 0.1089 |
| Presence of hiatal hernia | − 0.1277 (0.3348) | 0.880 (0.457, 1.696) | 0.7029 |
| Absence of large or paraesophageal hernia | 1.0588 (0.4498) | 2.883 (1.194, 6.961) | 0.0186 |
| Esophagitis | − 0.3386 (0.2861) | 0.713 (0.407, 1.249) | 0.2366 |
| Presence of grade C or D esophagitis | 0.6132 (0.5459) | 1.846 (0.633, 5.383) | 0.2614 |
| Abnormal preoperative DeMeester score (≥ 14.7) | 0.0973 (0.3553) | 1.102 (0.549, 2.212) | 0.7841 |
| Preoperative dysphagia | 0.8451 (0.3426) | 2.328 (1.190, 4.556) | 0.0136 |
| Elevated residual LES (> 15 mmHg) | − 0.3809 (0.4829) | 0.683 (0.265, 1.760) | 0.4302 |
| Elevated LES resting pressure(> 43 mmHg) | − 0.6177 (0.4347) | 0.539 (0.230, 1.264) | 0.1553 |
| Elevated intrabolus pressure (> 14.5 mmHg) | − 0.1530 (0.3202) | 0.858 (0.458, 1.607) | 0.6329 |
| > 20% incomplete bolus clearance | 0.4712 (0.4588) | 1.602 (0.652, 3.937) | 0.3044 |
| Low DCI (< 500 mmHg s cm) | 0.7527 (0.7531) | 2.123 (0.485, 9.288) | 0.3176 |
| Peristalsis in < 80% of swallows | 0.6969 (0.3998) | 2.008 (0.917, 4.395) | 0.0813 |
| Low distal wave amplitude (< 40 mmHg) | − 0.7239 (0.6949) | 0.485 (0.124, 1.893) | 0.2976 |
| Normal LES overall length (> 2.7 cm) | − 0.2087 (0.2890) | 0.812 (0.461, 1.430) | 0.4701 |
| Normal intra-abdominal length (> 1.7 cm) | 0.6280 (0.3475) | 1.874 (0.948, 3.703) | 0.0707 |
| LINX size (≤ 13) | − 0.51 (0.31) | 0.599 (0.330 1.090) | 0.0934 |
| LINX size (≤ 14) | − 0.56 (0.31) | 0.573 (0.313, 1.051) | 0.0720 |