Research Article

Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Its Effect on Postoperative Complications in Patients with Crohn’s Disease

Table 4

Univariate and multivariate regression analysis for risk factors of postoperative complication.

Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis
VariableOR95% CI valueOR95% CI value

Male2.0410.878-4.7460.0984.0801.205-13.8140.024
Smoking2.0890.434-10.0550.358
Alcohol2.4580.285-21.1910.413
BMI0.0490.147
 Underweight4.3080.499-37.2070.1846.3530.444-90.8120.173
 Normal1.6280.179-14.7710.6252.5010.165-37.9470.509
 Overweight11
Sarcopenia2.5871.124-5.9590.0263.9741.171-13.4890.027
Duration (months)0.9960.988-1.0040.313
Age of onset0.493
 <16 years (A1)1
 16-40 years (A2)1.6770.496-5.6650.405
 >40 years (A3)1.0370.265-4.0520.958
Disease location0.493
 Ileum (L1)1
 Colon (L2)0.9640.247-3.7680.958
 Ileocolon (L3)1.6170.636-4.1090.312
Disease behavior0.371
 Nonstricturing, nonpenetrating (B1)1
 Stricturing (B2)0.6350.199-2.0290.443
 Penetrating (B3)0.5310.219-1.2880.161
Perianal disease1.7420.678-4.4750.249
HBI score0.0271.1670.911-1.4950.381
 Remission (<5)1
 Mild active (5-8)3.1031.240-7.7610.0162.4850.674-9.1600.172
 Sever active (>8)4.5831.124-18.6930.0342.5910.376-17.8430.334
Hemoglobin0.9880.972-1.0040.1411.0000.974-1.0280.986
White cell count1.0980.998-1.2080.0560.9470.826-1.0850.431
Platelet1.0010.998-1.0040.552
Prealbumin (g/L)0.9920.986-0.9980.0090.9940.982-1.0070.362
Albumin (g/L)0.9110.860-0.9650.0011.0140.993-1.1520.830
Emergency surgery5.5331.830-16.7310.0024.2250.730-24.4590.108
Indication for surgery0.0490.687
 Stricture11
 Fistula2.3230.649-8.3210.1951.3830.251-7.6250.710
 Medically refractory disease0.8960.219-3.6700.8793.2210.457-22.6950.240
 Perforation3.3451.320-8.4790.0111.2580.382-4.1400.706
Type of surgery2.7540.967-7.8480.0581.3931.345-5.6330.642
Colostomy4.4011.916-10.108<0.0011.9650.665-5.8050.222

BMI: body mass index; HBI: Harvey Bradshaw Index; 5-ASA: 5-aminosalicylate; AZA: Azathioprine; MTX: Methotrexate; IFX: Infliximab. values < 0.05 were highlighted in italic.