Table 6

Bivariate analysis of risk ratio for demographic and perioperative characteristics.

CharacteristicAmong Extended Length of Stays, %Relative RiskCI P Valuea
Age
 <50 y42.3%Reference
 ≥50 y57.7%1.1(0.8–1.7)0.559
Gender
 Women48.1%Reference
 Men51.9%1.0(0.7–1.5)0.845
Body mass index
 <30 kg/m2 53.9%Reference
 ≥30 kg/m2 46.2%0.9(0.6–1.4)0.697
Smoking status
 Nonsmoker84.6%Reference
 Smoker15.4%0.8(0.5–1.4)0.476
American Society of Anesthesiologists score
 <2 71.2% Reference
 ≥2 28.9% 1.7 (1.2–2.4) 0.003
Charlson Comorbidity Index score
 <120.5%Reference
 ≥179.6%1.0(0.6–1.7)0.851
Hypertension
 Nonhypertensive63.5%Reference
 Hypertensive36.5%1.4(1.0–2.1)0.066
Diabetes
 Nondiabetic 80.8% Reference
 Diabetic 19.2% 1.5 (1.0–2.3) 0.037
Preoperative VAS backb
 <7----
 ≥7----
Preoperative VAS leg
 <7 17.3% Reference
 ≥7 82.7% 2.1 (1.2–3.8) 0.012
Operative time
 ≤127 min44.2%Reference
 >127 min55.8%1.1(0.8–1.7)0.560
Estimated blood loss
 ≤63 mL57.7%Reference
 >63 mL42.3%1.2(0.8–1.7)0.415
  • Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance.

  • a P value calculated using Poisson’s regression.

  • b Unable to perform Poisson’s regression due to collinearity.

  • VAS, visual analog scale.