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Table.4 Multivariate analysis for risk of post-operative weight loss rate above 12% at 1-year after surgery

From: Functional benefits of the double flap technique after proximal gastrectomy for gastric cancer

Variables

OR

95% CI

p value

Age < 70

0.536

0.148–1.943

0.343

Male

1.884

0.376–9.452

0.441

Pre-operative BMIa < 22

2.925

0.724–11.823

0.132

Laparotomy and HALSb

4.319

0.708–26.355

0.113

D1 + Lymph node dissection

2.85

0.456–17.816

0.263

Short-term complicationc

4.484

0.274–73.37

0.293

Reconstruction with other than DFTd

6.037

1.226–29.732

0.027*

  1. Multivariate analysis revealed that using a reconstruction method other than DFT was an independent risk factor for a post-operative weight loss rate of > 12% at 12 months after surgery
  2. aBody Mass Index
  3. bHand Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery
  4. cComplications grade II or above in Clavien–Dindo classification
  5. dDouble Flap Technique
  6. *Statistically significant
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