Table 4 Complications according to body-weight.
From: Obesity in spontaneous spondylodiscitis: a relevant risk factor for severe disease courses
Complications | Normal and Preobese | N | Obese | N | Significance (Chi2 test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BM < 30 (%) | BMI ≥ 30 (%) | ||||
Revision surgery | 14.1 | 36/142 | 25.0 | 12/49 | 0.08 |
Renal failure | 16.2 | 23/142 | 26.5 | 13/49 | 0.11 |
Myocardial infarction | 1.4 | 2/142 | 0.0 | 0/49 | 0.4 |
Cardiac decompensation | 7.0 | 10/142 | 16.3 | 8/49 | 0.06 |
Stroke | 1.4 | 2/142 | 0.0 | 0/49 | 0.4 |
Pneumonia | 7.7 | 11/142 | 12.2 | 6/49 | 0.34 |
Sepsis | 16.2 | 23/142 | 32.7 | 16/49 | 0.01 |
Liver failure | 1.4 | 2/142 | 8.2 | 4/49 | 0.02 |
Shock | 7.0 | 10/142 | 14.3 | 7/49 | 0.13 |
Delirium | 5.6 | 8/142 | 6.1 | 3/49 | 0.9 |
Neurological deterioration | 1.4 | 2/142 | 0.0 | 0/49 | 0.4 |
Thrombosis | 0.7 | 1/142 | 0.0 | 0/49 | 0.56 |
