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Table 3 Clinical risk factors for 40-day postoperative IAL

From: Predictive factors for intrathoracic anastomotic leakage and postoperative mortality after esophageal cancer resection

Variables

Univariable Cox analysis

Multivariable Cox analysis

HR (95%CI)

P

HR (95%CI)

P

Age(year)

0.98 (0.95–1.02)

0.399

  

Tumor size(cm)

1.00 (0.98–1.01)

0.725

  

Surgery time(min)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

0.777

  

Sex

    

Female

1.00 (Reference)

   

Male

0.77 (0.40–1.46)

0.417

  

BMI(kg/m2)

    

<18.5

1.00 (Reference)

 

1.00 (Reference)

 

18.5–23.9

0.60 (0.22–1.62)

0.313

0.62 (0.22–1.69)

0.347

≥ 24

2.69 (1.10–6.60)

0.030

2.54 (1.01–6.38)

0.048

Pathology type

    

Squamous cell carcinoma

1.00 (Reference)

 

1.00 (Reference)

 

Adenocarcinoma

0.12 (0.02–0.90)

0.039

0.20 (0.09–1.02)

0.054

Other types

1.78 (0.78–4.09)

0.174

1.19 (0.50–2.85)

0.695

Diabetes

    

No

1.00 (Reference)

   

Yes

0.48 (0.12–1.99)

0.312

  

Cardiovascular disease

    

No

1.00 (Reference)

   

Yes

0.28 (0.07–1.17)

0.081

  

Tumor location

    

Upper thoracic esophagus

1.00 (Reference)

   

Middle thoracic esophagus

1.22 (0.46–3.23)

0.686

  

Lower thoracic esophagus

0.44 (0.15–1.31)

0.140

  

Infection

    

No

1.00 (Reference)

 

1.00 (Reference)

 

Yes

3.02 (1.57–5.82)

< 0.001

2.39 (1.22–4.70)

0.011

TNM stage

    

I/II

1.00 (Reference)

   

III

0.79 (0.33–1.87)

0.587

  

IV

1.15 (0.56–2.37)

0.707

  

Surgical method

    

Minimally invasive surgery

1.00 (Reference)

   

Open surgery

1.05 (0.52–2.11)

0.902

  
  1. M: Median, Q₁: 1st Quartile, Q₃: 3st Quartile, TNM: tumor-node-metastasis, HR: hazard ratio, CI: confidence interval