Table 4

Predictors of readmission on multiple regression analysis

VariableOR (95% CI)
Age0.980 (0.955 to 1.006)
Male sex0.781 (0.383 to 1.593)
LRYGB0.756 (0.384 to 1.487)
White ethnicity0.000
Aboriginal ethnicity1.411 (0.691 to 2.882)
Body mass index0.993 (0.964 to 1.022)
Glycosylated hemoglobin level1.009 (0.792 to 1.285)
Creatinine level1.004 (0.991 to 1.018)
Albumin level1.011 (0.943 to 1.083)
Angina0.717 (0.286 to 1.795)
Heart failure1.474 (0.152 to 14.250)
Myocardial infarction0.423 (0.115 to 1.564)
Diabetes mellitus1.667 (0.807 to 3.444)
Hypertension0.339 (0.797 to 2.250)
Obstructive sleep apnea0.596 (0.363 to 0.977)
ASA score1.497 (0.913 to 2.454)
Constant0.067
  • ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists; CI = confidence interval; LRYGB = laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; OR = odds ratio.