The prevalence of pulmonary complications after thoracic and abdominal surgery and associated risk factors in patients admitted at a government hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe-a retrospective study

Table 2 Demographic risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications

Characteristic	Postoperative pulmonary complication		OR (95% CI)	p value
Characteristic	Yes	No	OR (95% CI)	p value
Age, mean ± sd	45.8 ± 17.2	40.2 ± 19.1	1.02 (0.99–1.04)	0.156
Gender
Female	13	24	1	0.250
Male	26	29	1.66 (0.70–3.90)	0.250
Smoking history
No	29	45	1	0.212
Yes	10	8	1.94 (0.69–5.49)	0.212
Alcohol consumption history
No	23	42	1	0.038
Yes	16	11	2.66 (1.06–6.67)	0.038

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