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Table 3 Preoperative comorbidities prior to and following propensity score matching

From: Pre-operative beta-blocker therapy does not affect short-term mortality after esophageal resection for cancer

Preoperative Co-morbidity

Before matching

After matching

BB(−)

BB(+)

p

BB(−)

BB(+)

p

(n = 953)

(n = 513)

 

(n = 513)

(n = 513)

Arrythmia

169 (17.7%)

186 (36.3%)

< 0.001

119 (23.2%)

186 (36.3%)

< 0.001

Myocardial Infarction

20 (2.1%)

97 (18.9%)

< 0.001

15 (2.9%)

97 (18.9%)

< 0.001

Congestive heart failure

38 (4.0%)

80 (15.6%)

< 0.001

30 (5.8%)

80 (15.6%)

< 0.001

Hypertension

266 (27.9%)

403 (78.6%)

< 0.001

178 (34.7%)

403 (78.6%)

< 0.001

Peripheral vascular disease

23 (2.4%)

23 (4.5%)

0.044

19 (3.7%)

23 (4.5%)

0.635

Cerebrovascular disease

39 (4.1%)

40 (7.8%)

0.004

31 (6.0%)

40 (7.8%)

0.313

Peptic ulcer

48 (5%)

44 (8.6%)

0.011

33 (6.4%)

44 (8.6%)

0.242

Diabetes Mellitus

68 (7.1%)

59 (11.5%)

0.006

48 (9.4%)

59 (11.5%)

0.300

COPD

83 (8.7%)

59 (11.5%)

0.10

64 (12.5%)

59 (11.5%)

0.693

Liver diesease

18 (1.9%)

15 (2.9%)

0.28

13 (2.5%)

15 (2.9%)

0.850

Solid tumor

938 (98.4%)

489 (95.3%)

< 0.001

506 (98.6%)

489 (95.3%)

0.004

Leukemia

5 (0.5%)

1 (0.2%)

0.67

4 (0.8%)

1 (0.2%)

0.371

Lymphoma

6 (0.6%)

3 (0.6%)

1.00

5 (1.0%)

3 (0.6%)

0.724

Dementia

4 (0.4%)

2 (0.4%)

1.00

3 (0.6%)

2 (0.4%)

1.00

  1. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease