Table 3.

Multivariate analysis of the association between clinicopathologic variables and orocutaneous fistula (OCF) development.

Variable	p	OR [95% CI]
Preoperative hemoglobin level	0.111	1.887 [0.893–2.231]
Preoperative albumin level	0.326	2.001 [0.776–4.328]
Cachexia	<0.001	2.816 [1.225–3.932]
Primary site
Buccal
Lower gingiva	0.263	1.547 [0.847–3.143]
Tongue/the floor of the mouth	<0.001	1.998 [1.022–2.564]
Tumor stage
T2
T3	0.067	1.778 [0.965–2.795]
T4	0.005	2.316 [1.543–4.026]
Pull-through procedure	<0.001	4.336 [1.883–9.037]
Surgical site infection	<0.001	1.773 [1.028–2.886]