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Table 2 Comparison of the pre-matching characteristics between the two groups [n (%)]

From: Effects of preoperative surgeon warm-up in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy

Variables

Warm-up group

(n = 172)

Warm-up effect group

(n = 192)

χ2/t

p-values

Sex

    

 Female

96 (55.81)

93 (48.44)

1.98

0.160

 Male

76 (44.19)

99 (51.56)

  

Age (years)

60.1 ± 10.1

60.8 ± 9.6

0.74

0.463

BMI

22.3 ± 1.6

22.3 ± 1.7

0.08

0.934

ACCI

1.8 ± 1.1

2.0 ± 1.2

1.21

0.225

Number of lymph node dissections

5.2 ± 1.4

5.1 ± 1.3

0.45

0.650

Hypertension

23 (13.37)

27 (14.06)

0.04

0.848

Diabetes mellitus

9 (5.23)

18 (9.38)

2.27

0.132

Coronary heart disease

3 (1.74)

8 (4.17)

1.82

0.178

COPD

1 (0.58)

8 (4.17)

0.039*

Surgical anatomic site

  

2.13

0.712

 Right upper lobe

53 (30.81)

53 (27.60)

  

 Left upper lobe

36 (20.93)

47 (24.48)

  

 Right lower lobe

38 (22.09)

35 (18.23)

  

 Left lower lobe

32 (18.60)

38 (19.79)

  

 Right middle lobe

13 (7.56)

19 (9.90)

  

ECOG score

1.0 (0.0, 1.0)

1.0 (0.0, 1.0)

1.41

0.158#

ASA score

1.3 ± 0.5

1.3 ± 0.6

0.27

0.785

  1. Results are expressed as propensity scores and p-values, where exceptions are stated separately. p-values > 0.05 indicated minor differences
  2. ASA: American Society of Anesthesiology score; BMI: body mass index; CAD: coronary artery disease; ACCI: age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ECOG score: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group score
  3. Note:*Fisher’s exact probability test; # Rank-sum test