Table 2

Results of univariate analysis

Factor
Odds ratio
p value (chi-square)

Age ≥40 years old
6.637
<0.01
Age ≥50 years old
4.362
<0.01
BMI ≥25 kg/m2
3.718
<0.01
BMI ≥28 kg/m2
3.911
<0.05
Smoking
0.809
n.s.
Hypertension
3.018
<0.01
Abnormal glucose tolerance
6.285
<0.05
Heart disease
2.951
<0.05
Collagen disease
2.161
n.s.
Malignant tumor surgery
8.327
<0.01
Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection
7.577
<0.01
Perioperative bleeding ≥1,000 mL
3.797
<0.01
Perioperative bleeding ≥2,000 mL
4.252
<0.01
Blood transfusion
7.152
<0.01
Operating time ≥4 hours
5.999
<0.01
Operating time ≥6 hours
5.516
<0.01

BMI: body mass index

n.s.: not significant

Suzuki et al. Thrombosis Journal 2005 3:18   doi:10.1186/1477-9560-3-18