Table 2.

Association of Small Bowel Obstruction with Route of Hysterectomy and Additional Risk Factors: Logistic Regression Models

	Univariable Analysis			Multivariable Model			Multivariable Model 2
	OR	95% CI	p-Value	AOR	95% CI	p-Value	AOR	95% CI	p-Value
Route of hysterectomy (reference = abdominal)
Laparoscopic	0.43	(0.20, 0.92)	.0299	0.54	(0.23, 1.23)	.1410
Vaginal	0.10	(0.01, 0.76)	.0255	0.18	(0.02, 1.37)	.0968
Laparoscopic + Vaginal	0.33	(0.16, 0.68)	.0025				0.44	(0.20, 0.98)	0.0444
Age	1.03	(1.00, 1.05)	.0477	1.01	(0.97, 1.04)	.6856	AOR’s, 95% CI’s and p-values very similar to multivariable model 1 and not shown
BMI	1.01	(0.97, 1.06)	.5398	1.00	(0.95, 1.05)	.9179
Tobacco use*	1.09	(0.38, 3.11)	.8705	1.09	(0.37, 3.20)	.8741
Diabetes*	1.20	(0.50, 2.90)	.6816	0.79	(0.30, 2.08)	.6356
Bowel injury*	12.48	(4.38, 35.51)	<.0001	10.14	(3.09, 33.27)	.0001
Malignancy*	4.00	(2.09, 7.65)	<.0001	2.81	(1.14, 6.90)	.0241
Estimated blood loss	1.11	(1.05, 1.18)	.0002	1.06	(1.00, 1.14)	.0678
Prior cesarean section*	0.83	(0.38, 1.81)	.6347	0.84	(0.37, 1.92)	.6812
Lysis of adhesions*	2.34	(1.20, 4.53)	.0120	1.82	(0.85, 3.89)	.1206

CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; BMI, body mass index.

n = 1630; 40 (2.4%) with small bowel obstruction.

^*reference = no.