Table 9

Logistic regressions to study the association between greater dependency (on ADLI and ADLP tasks) and the different variables

ADLI

ADLP


Simple OR

p

Adjusted* OR (95% CI)

pa

Simple OR

p

Adjusted* OR (95% CI)

pa


Age group

< 65 years

1

1

1

≥ 65 years

1.848

0.026

2.36 (1.04 – 5.34)

0.040

1.636

0.083

Gender

Male

1

1

Female

1.292

0.372

1.889

0.029

ASA physical status

I/II

1

1

1

1

III/IV

2.602

0.001

3.00 (1.31 – 6.87)

0.009

2.803

0.001

4.58 (1.68 – 12.46)

0.003

Type of surgery

Scheduled

1

1

Emergent

1.002

0.956

1.000

1.000

Magnitude of surgery

Minor

1

1

Medium

1.418

0.224

1.791

0.067

Major

1.242

0.677

1.234

0.698

SAPS II

1.035

0.012

1.033

0.011

Days of ICU length of stay

1.500

0.421

1.284

0.633

Employment Status

full employed

1

1

part-time employed

5.000

0.012

4.821

0.014

housekeepers

4.208

<0.001

2.455

0.047

retired

3.333

0.072

2.679

0.164

Marital status

single, divorced or widowed

1

1

married or living together

1.132

0.681

1.263

0.0.462


a logistic regression analysis with stepwise forward method was used with an entry criterion of p <0.05 and a removal criterion of p < 0.1.

SAPS II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score; ADLI, Instrumental activities of daily living; ADLP personal activities of daily living; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; OR, odds ratio

*Adjusted to age, gender, ASA, type and magnitude of surgery, ICU LOS, marital and employment status

Abelha et al. BMC Anesthesiology 2007 7:8   doi:10.1186/1471-2253-7-8

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