Table 7 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with conversions.

From: Obesity is not a risk factor for either mortality or complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholecystitis

Variables

OR

95% CI

p value

Age (< 79 vs. ≥ 79 )

0.42

0.09–3.04

0.3115

Sex ( male vs. female )

17.24

3.08–325.33

0.0081

BMI (< 25 vs. ≥ 25 )

0.79

0.23–2.83

0.7026

Diabetes

0.43

0.02–2.53

0.4404

Liver disease

0.00

0.00–2.90

0.9921

Previous abdominal surgery

4.06

1.10–14.21

0.0279

  1. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
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