Role of obesity in orthopedic surgical outcomes and complications: A retrospective cohort study at King Fahad University Hospital

doi:10.5312/wjo.121847

Advanced Search

BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge

Home / Archive / Volume 17, Issue 7

This Article

(15)

(16)

(0)

(270)

Peer-Review Report of This Article

CrossCheck and Google Search of This Article

Academic Rules and Norms of This Article

Citation of this article

Corresponding Author of This Article

Research Domain of This Article

Article-Type of This Article

Open-Access Policy of This Article

Times Cited Counts in Google of This Article

Journal Information of This Article

Publication Name

World Journal of Orthopedics

ISSN

2218-5836

Publisher of This Article

Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA

Retrospective Cohort Study

Copyright: ©Author(s) 2026. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. No commercial re-use. See permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.

World J Orthop. Jul 18, 2026; 17(7): 121847
Published online Jul 18, 2026. doi: 10.5312/wjo.121847

Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression for predictive factors for successful surgical outcome

Dependent variable: Successful surgery (predictor)	Adjusted OR	95%CI for OR	P value
Age > 50 years	1.41	1.05-1.89	0.127
Gender (female vs male)	1.71	0.75-3.75	0.291
Obesity status (non-obese vs obese)	2.61	1.29-4.72	0.019
Length of hospital stay (days)	0.87	0.57-1.24	0.032
Smoking (no vs yes)	0.59	0.17-2.23	0.452
Diabetes mellitus (no vs yes)	1.08	0.28-4.15	0.926
Hypertension (no vs yes)	0.44	0.13-1.50	0.212
Thromboembolism (no vs yes)	-	-	-¹
Post-surgical infection (no vs yes)	-	-	-¹
Pain score (VAS 0-10)	1.12	0.81-1.98	0.271

¹Very low event count (unstable estimates).

OR: Odds ratio; VAS: Visual Analog Scale.

Full Size Table

Citation: Alomran AK, Alhaddad S, Alqahtani Y, Bahri Y, Alyami M, Alzawad A, Algurashi W, Khouqeer A, Alhumluji A. Role of obesity in orthopedic surgical outcomes and complications: A retrospective cohort study at King Fahad University Hospital. World J Orthop 2026; 17(7): 121847
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v17/i7/121847.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.121847

Alomran AK, Alhaddad S, Alqahtani Y, Bahri Y, Alyami M, Alzawad A, Algurashi W, Khouqeer A, Alhumluji A. Role of obesity in orthopedic surgical outcomes and complications: A retrospective cohort study at King Fahad University Hospital. World J Orthop 2026; 17(7): 121847 [DOI: 10.5312/wjo.121847]

All content on this site: Copyright © 1993-2026 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply.