Table 4.

Factors Predictive of Improvement of Dysphagia and Complication Following Cheilectomy Using Nominal Regression Multivariate Analysis.

Factors Predictive of Improvement	P Value	OR	CI, Lower 95%	CI, Upper 95%
Age 75 years or less	.10	15.91	0.62	409.21
BMI above 27.5 kg/m2	.98	1.04	0.04	27.57
Severe dysphagia	.23	0.16	0.01	3.13
Factors Predictive of Complication	P Value	OR	CI, Lower 95%	CI, Upper 95%
Age 75 years or less	.83	1.39	0.06	29.88
BMI above 27.5 kg/m2	.13	0.12	0.01	1.85
Severe dysphagia	.07	11.27	0.80	158.46

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; OR, odds ratio.