The influence of body mass index obesity status on vascular surgery 30-day morbidity and mortality Daniel L. Davenport, PhD, Eleftherios S. Xenos, MD, PhD, Patrick Hosokawa, BS, Jacob Radford, BS, William G. Henderson, PhD, Eric D. Endean, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 49, Issue 1, Pages 140-147.e1 (January 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.08.052 Copyright © 2009 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig Obesity class odds ratios for thirty-day mortality and morbidity relative to normal class patients. Results shown are for obesity classes alone and with control for age, gender, and the operation. With control, obese class I patients were at reduced risk of mortality and morbidly obese patients were at increased risk of morbidity. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2009 49, 140-147.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2008.08.052) Copyright © 2009 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions