Table 2 Comorbidities, by complications.

From: Risk factors of major complications after flap surgery in the treatment of stage III and IV pressure injury in people with spinal cord injury/disorder: a retrospective cohort study

Comorbidity

Total N = 220 n (%)

No complications N = 178 n (%)

Major complications N = 42 n (%)

p value

Diabetes mellitus

49 (22)

38 (21)

11 (26)

0.53

Psychiatric diagnose

19 (11)

19 (11)

0

.

OSAS

70 (32)

58 (33)

12 (29)

0.65

Pneumonia

15 (7)

12 (7)

3 (7)

0.88

UTI

63 (29)

49 (28)

14 (33)

0.51

Vascular comorbidity

36 (16)

28 (16)

8 (19)

0.93

Hypertension

65 (30)

51 (29)

14 (33)

0.62

Osteoarthritis

25 (11)

23 (13)

2 (5)

0.13

Scoliosis

32 (15)

27 (15)

5 (12)

0.76

Amputation

26 (12)

20 (11)

6 (14)

0.76

Spasticity

69 (31)

51 (29)

18 (43)

0.37

BMI

85 (39)

  

1

 <18.5 kg/m2

13 (15)

12 (17)

1 (2)

 

 18.5–24.9 kg/m2

43 (51)

38 (54)

5 (12)

 

 25–29.9 kg/m2

20 (24)

14 (20)

6 (14)

 

 ≥30 kg/m2

9 (11)

7 (10)

2 (5)

 
  1. BMI body mass index, OSAS obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, UTI urinary tract infection.