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. 2020 Feb;9(1):142–150. doi: 10.21037/tau.2019.09.05

Table 3. Risk factors for ureteroenteric stricture development.

Variable Univariable Multivariable
OR 95% CI P value OR 95% CI P value
Age at surgery (continuous) 1.01 0.99–1.02 0.35
Gender (ref. female) 1.07 0.73–1.58 0.73
BMI (continuous) 1.06 1.03–1.09 <0.0001 1.05 1.02–1.09 0.038
Preoperative GFR (continuous) 1.00 0.99–1.01 0.95
ECOG (ref. ≤1) 0.47 0.19–1.16 0.12
Chemotherapy 1.17 0.84–1.62 0.35
Radiation therapy 1.25 0.80–1.87 0.35
Smoking 0.87 0.60–1.24 0.62
BCG treatment 1.02 0.71–1.48 0.91
Preoperative hydronephrosis 0.67 0.47–0.97 0.03 0.79 0.45–1.39 0.41
Operative time, min. (continuous) 1.01 1.00–1.01 0.01 1.01 0.96–1.05 0.83
EBL, cc (continuous) 1.00 1.00–1.00 0.21
Pathologic stage (pT3/4 vs. ≤T2) 0.71 0.50–0.99 0.06 0.95 0.54–1.66 0.83
≤30–day urine leak 1.56 0.82–2.97 0.18
≤30–day UTI 2.18 1.09–4.35 0.03 1.64 0.78–3.46 0.19
≤30–day abscess 0.21 0.03–1.49 0.12
Max Clavien complication (grade ≥3 vs. <3) 2.44 1.71–3.50 <0.0001 2.07 1.18–3.63 0.01

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; BMI, body mass index; BCG, Bacillus Calmette-Guerin; EBL, estimated blood loss; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; UTI, urinary tract infection.