Table 1 Patient demographics

Patient number

29

94

Gender (n (%))

 Male

27 (93.1)

83 (88.3)

 Female

2 (6.9)

11 (11.7)

Age^c

54.3 ± 9.5

61.6 ± 12.3

Indications of jejunostomy

 Cancer-related (n (%))

28 (96.6)

77 (81.9)

  Head/neck

7

25

  Esophageal

21

40

  Gastric

0

9

  Others

0

3

 Non cancer-related (n (%))

1(3.4%)

17(18.1%)

  Caustic injury

0

8

  Recurrent aspiration

1

7

  Others

0

2

Previous abdominal operations (n (%))

1 (3.4%)

12 (12.8%)

Pre-OP albumin (mg/dL)^c

3.41 ± 0.6

3.35 ± 0.7

Pre-OP hemoglobin (mg/dL)^c

11.5 ± 2.1

11.3 ± 2.4

BMI^a (mg/dL)

 < 18.5 (underweight) (n (%))

10 (34.5)

31 (33.0)

 18.5–25 (n (%))

19 (65.5)

63 (67.0)

 BMI (Mean ± SD)

19.9 ± 2.4

19.9 ± 3.7

ECOG^b

 0–2 (n (%))

28 (96.6)

85 (90.4)

 3–4 (n (%))

1 (3.4)

9 (9.6)