Table 3.
Variables associated with presence of 30-day postoperative complications (measured by TOTAL POMS score > 0 within 30 postoperative days) using generalized linear mix model (age was excluded due to small number range resulting in convergence issue in model fitting).
| Odds.ratio (95% CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|
| EFS.SCORE | 1.35 (1.18, 1.57) | < 0.001 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | Ref | |
| Female | 0.42 (0.2, 0.83) | 0.015 |
| Race | ||
| Chinese | Ref | |
| Non-Chinese | 4.21 (1.2, 17.6) | 0.031 |
| BMI | 0.95 (0.88, 1.01) | 0.121 |
| Surgical discipline | ||
| General surgery | Ref | |
| Urology/gynaecology | 0.31 (0.13, 0.7) | 0.006 |
| Colorectal | 0.45 (0.19, 1.03) | 0.061 |
| Type of surgery | ||
| Lap | Ref | |
| Open | 1.63 (0.77, 3.57) | 0.18 |