Table 3B

Univariate logistic regression analyses to identify risk factors for specific postoperative complications among inpatients diagnosed with colorectal cancer

Respiratory complicationsDigestive system complications
OR (95% CI)P valuesOR (95% CI)P values
Chronic liver diseases
 NoReferenceReference
 Yes 0.62 (0.38 to 1.00) 0.048 1.04 (0.86 to 1.26)0.697
Race
 WhiteReferenceReference
 Black0.60 (0.30 to 1.18)0.139 1.32 (1.02 to 1.72) 0.034
 Hispanic0.61 (0.23 to 1.59)0.3120.70 (0.45 to 1.08)0.106
 Asian or Pacific islanderNANA1.14 (0.63 to 2.08)0.668
 Native AmericanNANA0.47 (0.06 to 3.67)0.474
 Other/Missing1.06 (0.69 to 1.63)0.7760.99 (0.81 to 1.23)0.957
Median household income
 Quartile 1ReferenceReference
 Quartile 21.15 (0.71 to 1.86)0.5771.05 (0.83 to 1.32)0.706
 Quartile 30.84 (0.50 to 1.39)0.4921.00 (0.78 to 1.27)0.990
 Quartile 41.05 (0.63 to 1.74)0.8571.21 (0.96 to 1.54)0.112
 Others0.96 (0.27 to 3.44)0.9531.24 (0.71 to 2.18)0.454
Location of hospital
 RuralReferenceReference
 Urban non-teaching0.91 (0.55 to 1.48)0.6941.08 (0.82 to 1.40)0.588
 Urban teaching 0.46 (0.27 to 0.76) 0.003 0.95 (0.73 to 1.24)0.710
 OthersNANA2.16 (0.82 to 5.69)0.120
Types of admission
 Non-electiveReferenceReference
 Elective1.06 (0.72 to 1.56)0.7771.01 (0.84 to 1.22)0.879
 OthersNANA0.98 (0.21 to 4.46)0.977
Length of hospital stay 1.04 (1.02 to 1.06) 0.001 1.05 (1.04 to 1.06) <0.001
Hyperlipidaemia
 NoReferenceReference
 Yes0.74 (0.48 to 1.15)0.1831.01 (0.83 to 1.22)0.948
Obesity
 NoReferenceReference
 Yes1.24 (0.72 to 2.14)0.4411.14 (0.88 to 1.48)0.328
  • P<0.05 is shown in bold.

  • NA, not available.