Table 2 Unadjusted postoperative outcomes stratified by weight group
From: Association of body mass index and outcomes following lobectomy for non-small-cell lung cancer
BMI < 18.5 | BMI 18.5–24.9 | BMI 25–29.9 | BMI ≥ 30 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Underweight | Normal | Overweight | Obesity | ||||||
n = 40 (3.3%) | n = 662 (55.3%) | n = 428 (35.7%) | n = 68 (5.7%) | ||||||
Outcomes | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | P |
LOS (day), median (IQR) | 10 (9–12) | 9 (8–11) | 9 (8–11) | 9 (8–10) | 0.003 | ||||
Operative mortality | 4 | 10.0 | 15 | 2.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.002 |
Perioperative complications | |||||||||
Cardiovascular | 5 | 12.5 | 47 | 7.1 | 25 | 5.8 | 7 | 10.3 | 0.635 |
Respiratory | 9 | 22.5 | 54 | 8.2 | 20 | 4.7 | 4 | 5.9 | 0.001 |
Other | 3 | 7.5 | 77 | 11.6 | 51 | 11.9 | 12 | 17.6 | 0.405 |
Overall | 12 | 30.0 | 149 | 22.5 | 93 | 21.7 | 22 | 32.4 | 0.176 |