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Table 2 Relation between nutritional status and postoperative evolution

From: Impact of perioperative nutritional status on the outcome of abdominal surgery in a sub-Saharan Africa setting

 

Value

Favorable/unfavorable

OR (95% CI)

p value

Postoperative BMI

18.5–24.9

31/11

2.95 (1.19–7.34)

0.018

Postoperative albuminemia

35–50

44/3

55 (13.49–224.32)

<0.001

Preoperative Buzby Score

>97.5

11/2

19.25 (2.18–169.79)

0.003

  1. OR odd ratio, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index