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Table 3 Factors associated with postoperative adverse outcome

From: Perioperative serum albumin as a predictor of adverse outcomes in abdominal surgery: prospective cohort hospital based study in Northern Tanzania

Factors

Post-OP Adverse

Outcome %

COR

(95% CI)

P-value

AOR

(95% CI)

P-value

Age (years)

 18–24

20.0

1

  

1

  

 25–49

59.1

5.77

(0.55, 60.60)

0.144

9.62

(0.52, 177.36)

0.128

 50+

41.2

2.80

(0.28, 27.79)

0.379

5.95

(0.34, 104.06)

0.222

Sex

 Male

55.0

1

  

1

  

 Female

28.6

0.33

(0.11, 1.01)

0.053

0.26

(0.05, 1.37)

0.112

Delta albumin (%)

  < 14.77

33.3

1

  

1

  

 14.77 and above

60.7

3.09

(1.03, 9.31)

0.45

6.68

(1.59, 28.09)

0.010

Surgical indication

 Emergency

50.0

1

  

1

  

 Elective

38.1

0.62

(0.21, 1.81)

0.377

1.28

(0.27, 6.11)

0.759

ASA

 1

47.6

1

  

1

  

 2

38.7

0.69

(0.23, 2.13)

0.524

0.44

(0.10, 2.12)

0.289

Length of surgery (min)

 0–120

38.9

1

  

1

  

 120 and above

48.8

1.50

(0.49, 4.60)

0.478

1.73

(0.35 8.45)

0.500

  1. *Note: COR Crude odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio