Patient characteristics | Total patients (n = 83) | TUSE (n = 68) | TASE (n = 15) | P-value |
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Age (years) | 0.442 | |||
Median (range) | 66.0 (38.0–82.0) | 66.0 (38.0–82.0) | 65.0 (50.0–75.0) | |
Mean ± SD | 63.9 ± 10.3 | 64.3 ± 11.0 | 62.0 ± 8.3 | |
Sex, n (%) | 1.000 | |||
Men | 47 (56.6) | 38 (55.9) | 6 (40.0) | |
Women | 36 (43.4) | 30 (44.1) | 9 (60.0) | |
Body-mass index, kg/m2 (%) | 0.281 | |||
Median (range) | 23.2 (16.2–30.3) | 23.5 (16.2–30.3) | 22.0 (18.7–26.7) | |
Mean ± SD | 23.0 ± 2.9 | 23.2 ± 3.0 | 22.3 ± 2.4 | |
Charlson comorbidity index, n (%) | 0.091 | |||
Charlson index = 0 | 37 (44.6) | 28 (41.2) | 10 (66.7) | |
Charlson index > 0 | 46 (55.4) | 40 (58.8) | 5 (33.3) | |
The location of lesion | 0.151 | |||
Sigmoid colon (including the rectosigmoid junction) | 52 (62.7) | 40 (58.8) | 12 (80.0) | |
Rectum | 31 (37.3) | 28 (41.2) | 3 (20.0) | |
Operative method | 0.259 | |||
Anterior resection | 43 (51.8) | 33 (48.5) | 10 (66.7) | |
Low anterior resection | 40 (48.2) | 35 (51.5) | 5 (33.3) |