Impact of body mass index on complications following pancreatectomy: Ten-year experience at National Cancer Center in China

Table 3 Association between operative difficulty, length of hospital stay, and cost with body mass index

Variable	BMI < 24 kg/m2	BMI ≥ 24 kg/m2	Total	OR	95%CI	P value
	(n = 206)	(n = 156)	(n = 362)
Mean operative time (min)	229.59	235.03	231.91	0.942	0.651-1.362	0.6050
Mean intraoperative blood loss (mL)	450	520.41	481.16	0.926	0.617-1.389	0.4433
Blood transfusion, n	103	79	182	0.703	0.413-1.197	0.9311
Mean hospital stay (d)	21.85	24.22	22.87	0.968	0.670-1.398	0.1167
Mean cost (in RMB)	78519.62	76160.05	77527.28	1.493	0.760-2.931	0.8532

RMB: Renminbi.