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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: Pancreato-jejunostomy versus hand-sewn closure of the pancreatic stump to prevent pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy: a retrospective analysis

Data

Group A

Group B

P-value

 

(control; n=24)

(anastomosis; n=12)

 

Age (years)

53.6 (25–72)

50.5 (27–67)

0.473

Gender

  

0.640

  - Male

10

4

  - Female

14

8

BMI

29.6 (24.1-40.5)

28.9 (22.5-35.4)

0.681

Tobacco use

11

5

0.819

Alcohol abuse

6

4

0.611

DM

8

5

0.635

HTN

11

5

0.819

COPD

1

1

0.619

CRF

1

0

0.487

  1. All quantitative values are given as mean (range).
  2. BMI Body Mass Index, DM diabetes mellitus, HTN arterial hypertension, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CRF chronic renal failure.