Research Article

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

Table 4

Identification of factors for postoperative complications in stage I/II colon cancer patients via univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses.

Complication after surgery
Crude OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Diabetes (yes vs. no)0.97 (0.93-1.02)0.87 (0.83-0.92)
Demographic features
 Age, year1.01 (1.01-1.02)1.00 (1.00-1.01)
 Female (vs. male)0.75 (0.72-0.78)0.75 (0.71-0.78)

 Race (vs. white)
  Black1.02 (0.94-1.10)1.04 (0.95-1.14)
  Hispanic0.85 (0.77-0.95)0.88 (0.78-0.98)
  Other ethnic groupsa0.88 (0.78-0.98)0.92 (0.82-1.03)
  Unknown0.99 (0.92-1.06)0.99 (0.91-1.07)

 Household income (vs. Q1)
  Q20.99 (0.94-1.06)
  Q31.05 (0.99-1.12)
  Q40.98 (0.91-1.05)
  Unknown0.97 (0.83-1.12)

Information about hospital
 Bed size (vs. large)
  Small0.88 (0.82-0.96)0.91 (0.84-1.00)
  Medium0.96 (0.89-1.03)0.95 (0.88-1.02)
  Unknown1.19 (0.81-1.74)1.22 (0.82-1.81)
 Region (vs. northeast)
  Midwest1.26 (1.15-1.38)1.25 (1.13-1.38)
  South1.26 (1.16-1.36)1.26 (1.16-1.38)
  West1.35 (1.23-1.48)1.39 (1.26-1.54)

 Location/teaching status (vs. urban teaching)
  Rural0.97 (0.89-1.06)0.94 (0.86-1.03)
  Urban nonteaching1.10 (1.03-1.17)1.02 (0.96-1.10)
  Unknown1.27 (0.87-1.86)NA
Major and extreme loss function (vs. minor and moderate)4.84 (4.62-5.07)5.60 (5.32-5.91)

Comorbidities
 Hypertension0.95 (0.91-0.99)0.92 (0.88-0.96)
 Congestive heart failure1.89 (1.78-2.02)0.68 (0.63-0.73)
 Obesity1.12 (1.04-1.21)1.00 (0.92-1.09)
 Peripheral vascular disorders1.16 (1.05-1.28)0.80 (0.72-0.89)
 Pulmonary circulation disorders1.92 (1.67-2.21)0.76 (0.66-0.89)
 Renal failure1.62 (1.49-1.76)0.78 (0.71-0.85)
 Other cancer1.11 (0.99-1.24)

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