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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Gastrointest Surg. 2019 Dec 17;24(3):525–530. doi: 10.1007/s11605-019-04488-3

Table 3.

Associations between smoking and 30-day postoperative complications as well as readmission by surgery type

Nonsmoker Any Bariatric Procedure LSG LRYGB
Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)*
DSM REF 1.13 (1.01–1.26)** 1.04 (0.89–1.24) 1.19 (1.03–1.37)**
Readmission REF 1.21 (1.10–1.33)** 1.18 (1.02–1.36)** 1.24 (1.09–1.40)**
Wound complication REF 1.44 (1.24–1.68)** 1.53 (1.20–1.93)** 1.39 (1.14–1.69)**
Respiratory complication REF 1.69 (1.34–2.14)** 1.62 (1.11–2.34)** 1.74 (1.29–2.36)**
Return to OR REF 1.15 (0.98–1.34) 1.09 (0.85–1.40) 1.18 (0.98–1.43)

All odds ratios presented are for smokers, non-smokers represent the reference group within the logistic regression model

*

Logistic regression model adjusted for gender, age, race, BMI, surgery type, and comorbidities

**

p<0.05

Abbreviations: LSG- Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, LRYGB- Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y gastric bypass