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Table 1 Pre-surgical factors associated with prolonged length of hospital stay (LOS).

From: Pretreatment malnutrition and quality of life - association with prolonged length of hospital stay among patients with gynecological cancer: a cohort study

  

% (n) with

Univariate model1

Multivariable model2

 

N

prolonged LOS

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

Total

157

 

48.1 (75)

     

Body mass index

        

   Underweight (<18.5)

3

66.7 (2)

2.96

0.12 - 70.3

0.50

   

   Normal (18.5-24.99)

39

46.2 (18)

Reference group

    

   Overweight (25.0-29.99)

47

44.7 (21)

0.91

0.36 - 2.30

0.84

   

   Obese (≥ 30)

67

50.7 (34)

1.31

0.55 - 3.16

0.54

   

Pre-existing co-morbidity

        

   No or 1 co-morbidity

107

45.8 (49)

Reference group

    

   2 or more co-morbidities

50

54.0 (27)

0.12

0.56 - 2.75

0.59

   

Blood

        

   Albumin

        

Average (>35 g/L)

124

41.9 (52)

Reference group

    

Below Average (≤ 35 g/L)

22

86.4 (19)

8.81

1.82 - 42.6

0.007

0.86

0.12 - 6.5

0.88

   Hemoglobin

        

Average (>120 g/L)

117

42.7 (50)

Reference group

    

Below Average (≤ 120 g/L)

36

69.4 (25)

3.21

1.31-7.68

0.01

2.11

0.65-6.86

0.21

   Lymphocytes

        

Average (1.5-4.0 × 109/L)

109

44.0 (48)

Reference group

    

Below Average (≤ 1.5 × 109/L)

44

64.4 (27)

1.46

0.66 - 3.22

0.35

   

FACT-G global score

157

[75.3 ± 16.9]4

0.95

0.93 - 0.98

<0.001

0.96

0.93 - 0.99

0.007

Nutritional assessment

        

PG-SGA score

157

[9.5 ± 6.6]4

1.13

1.05 - 1.22

0.001

0.94

0.84 - 1.06

0.33

PG-SGA A

118

39.3 (44)

Reference group

    

PG-SGA B and C

39

82.1 (32)

6.89

2.48 - 19.2

<0.001

5.28

0.98 - 28.5

0.05

Histology and Stage

        

Benign/LMP/OvCa stage I or II4

81

42.0 (34)

Reference group

    

OvCa stage III or IV

23

95.7 (22)

30.4

3.9-236.7

0.001

14.7

1.6-134.7

0.02

Endometrial cancer

36

50.0 (18)

1.38

0.63-3.04

0.42

1.71

0.67-4.34

0.07

Cervical cancer

22

11.8 (2)

0.18

0.04-0.86

0.03

0.10

0.01-0.71

0.84

  1. 1adjusted for age and surgical approach; 2 Multivariable model including albumin, FACT-G score, PG-SGA score and PG-SGA global rating; adjusted for age and surgical approach; 3 Continuous variables: mean ± standard deviation for group with average LOS; 4Continuous variables: mean ± standard deviation for group with prolonged LOS;
  2. Abbreviations: LOS, Length of hospital stay; OR, Odds Ratio; CI, Confidence interval; PG-SGA, Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment; FACT-G, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General.
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