Research Article

The Impact of Comorbid Diabetes on Short-Term Postoperative Outcomes in Stage I/II Colon Cancer Patients Undergoing Open Colectomy

Table 3

Identification of factors associated with in-hospital mortality in stage I/II colon cancer patients via univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses.

In-hospital mortality
Crude OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Diabetes (yes vs. no)0.86 (0.73-1.02)0.70 (0.59-0.83)
Demographic features
 Age, year1.08 (1.07-1.09)1.05 (1.04-1.06)
 Female (vs. male)0.81 (0.71-0.92)0.74 (0.65-0.86)

 Race (vs. white)
  Black1.05 (0.81-1.35)
  Hispanic0.97 (0.70-1.33)
  Other ethnic groupsa1.05 (0.77-1.43)
  Unknown0.91 (0.78-1.07)

 Household income (vs. Q1)
  Q20.97 (0.82-1.16)0.94 (0.78-1.12)
  Q30.87 (0.72-1.05)0.86 (0.71-1.04)
  Q40.75 (0.62-0.92)0.75 (0.61-0.92)
  Unknown0.83 (0.50-1.37)0.95 (0.57-1.60)

Information about hospital
 Bed size (vs. large)
  Small0.89 (0.72-1.11)
  Medium1.11 (0.95-1.30)
  Unknown2.15 (0.96-4.85)

 Region (vs. northeast)
  Midwest0.84 (0.68-1.04)
  South1.14 (0.94-1.37)
  West0.96 (0.76-1.20)

 Location/teaching status (vs. urban teaching)
  Rural1.10 (0.90-1.34)
  Urban nonteaching1.23 (1.06-1.43)
  Unknown2.37 (1.05-5.36)
Major and extreme loss function (vs. minor and moderate)28.22 (22.31-35.69)19.60 (15.25-25.20)

Comorbidities
 Hypertension0.61 (0.53-0.70)
 Congestive heart failure5.54 (4.81-6.38)1.30 (1.12-1.50)
 Obesity0.46 (0.32-0.65)0.50 (0.35-0.71)
 Peripheral vascular disorders2.07 (1.62-2.64)1.08 (0.84-1.39)
 Pulmonary circulation disorders3.54 (2.63-4.77)1.08 (0.79-1.47)
 Renal failure3.98 (3.33-4.77)1.34 (1.11-1.62)
 Other cancer1.24 (0.90-1.72)

a includes Asian, Pacific islander, native American, and others. indicates statistical significance ().