Table 3 Univariate analyses of factors associated with anastomotic leakage following total gastrectomy

Sex

 Men

9

48

0.072

 Women

0

18

Age (mean ± SD)

64.6 ± 7.5

71.6 ± 10.0

0.017

0.94 (0.87–1.01)

0.057

ASA

 I

2

11

0.891

 II

6

45

 III

1

10

BMI (≥25/<25 kg/m²)

4/5

12/54

0.071

VFA (≥100/<100 cm²)

6/3

20/46

0.032

4.6 (1.05–20.25)

0.044

SFA (cm²) (mean ± SD)

126.5 ± 56.5

108.6 ± 65.3

0.434

Diabetes mellitus

2

12

0.77

Cardiac history

2

11

0.695

Pulmonary history

0

4

0.444

Chronic kidney disease

1

3

0.419

Pathologic Stage

 I

1

24

0.269

 II

3

13

 III

5

23

 IV

0

6

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

0

3

0.514

Residual gastrectomy

0

6

0.346

Splenectomy

2

16

0.894

Resection of pancreatic tail

1

2

0.246

Partial resection of colon

0

2

0.597

Number of retrieved lymph nodes (mean ± SD)

38.4 ± 22.3

43.5 ± 22.4

0.487

Operating time (min) (mean ± SD)

254.8 ± 118.8

207.3 ± 59.0

0.23

Blood loss (ml) (mean ± SD)

572.5 ± 663.7

351.4 ± 460.2

0.428