Table 4 Univariate and Multivariate Associations of BMI-categories and Complications/Mortality
From: Obesity – a risk factor for postoperative complications in general surgery?
30 days complications | Long-term mortality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMI-categories | N (%) | OR (95 % CI) | Adjusted* OR (95 % CI) | N (%) | HR (95 % CI) | Adjusted* HR (95 % CI) |
Normal weight BMI 18.5–25 (kg/m2) | 334 (18.4) | 1 | 1 | 331 (18.6) | 1 | 1 |
Underweight BMI < 18.5 (kg/m2) | 28 (28.0) | 1.67 (1.05–2.63) | 1.20 (0.73–1.97) | 35 (35.4) | 2.14 (1.51–3.05) | 2.07 (1.44–2.96) |
Overweight BMI 25–30 (kg/m2) | 343 (21.0) | 1.17 (0.99–1.38) | 1.14 (0.95–1.36) | 212 (13.2) | 0.68 (0.58–0.81) | 0.63 (0.53–0.75) |
Obese BMI > 30(kg/m2) | 186 (25.0) | 1.46 (1.19–1.79) | 1.31 (1.05–1.65) | 109 (14.8) | 0.77 (0.62–0.96) | 0.71 (0.56–0.89) |