Research Article

Association between Postoperative Opioid Requirements and the Duration of Smoking Cessation in Male Smokers after Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy with Gastroduodenostomy

Table 2

Linear regression analysis of factors associated with the increased postoperative opioid requirement.

ParametersUnivariateMultivariate
β95% CI valueβ95% CI value

Age (years)−0.62−0.90 to −0.34<0.001−0.46−0.74 to −0.170.001
Groups classified by the duration of smoking cessation
 G0 (nonsmoker; reference)00
 G1 (≤1 month)16.229.31–23.13<0.00112.805.81–19.80<0.001
 G2 (>1 month)−6.23−12.92–0.460.068
BMI (kg/m2)0.54−0.87–1.950.449
Anesthesia duration (min)−0.14−0.31–0.030.106
Intraoperative remifentanil consumption (mg)3.62−0.69–7.920.099

β indicates regression coefficient; CI: confidence interval; BMI: body mass index; G0: nonsmokers, G1: smokers with ≤1 month smoking cessation preoperatively; G2: smokers with >1 month smoking cessation preoperatively.