Table 4.

Subgroup complication rates by PLVI group

	Psoas:L4 vertebral index		p
	Low	High
	n = 90 (%)	n = 90 (%)
Morbidity*
Any	75 (83)	52 (58)	<0.001
Respiratory	45 (50)	35 (40)	0.13
Infectious*	54 (60)	43 (39)	0.03
Thromboembolic	17 (19)	22 (24)	0.37
Organ failure	10 (11)	12 (13)	0.65
Hemorrhagic	4 (4)	0 (0)	0.12

Bold values indicate significance at p < 0.05

* Result of χ ² test was statistically significant at p < 0.05