Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 497 patients undergoing DP
Variables | Group A (n = 279) | Group B (n = 218) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (male) | 118 (42.3) | 105 (48.2) | 0.192 |
Age (years) | 60.4 \(\pm\) 6.6 | 61.0 \(\pm\) 5.9 | 0.281 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.9 \(\pm\) 2.4 | 29.7 \(\pm\) 2.5 | < 0.000 |
Comorbidities | |||
Hypertension | 126 (45.2) | 90 (41.3) | 0.387 |
Diabetes mellitus | 55 (19.7) | 41 (18.8) | 0.800 |
Cardiac and pulmonary diseases | 19 (6.8) | 12 (5.5) | 0.550 |
Renal insufficiency | 15 (5.4) | 11 (5.0) | 0.870 |
Tobacco use | 0.503 | ||
Current | 45 (16.1) | 44 (20.2) | |
Former | 103 (36.9) | 76 (34.9) | |
Never | 131 (47.0) | 98 (45.0) | |
ASA | 0.015 | ||
1 + 2 | 123 (44.1) | 120 (55.0) | |
3 + 4 | 156 (55.9) | 98 (45.0) | |
Albumin (mg/dL) | 40.6 \(\pm\) 2.7 | 40.2 \(\pm\) 2.8 | 0.053 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.6 \(\pm\) 0.8 | 13.5 \(\pm\) 0.7 | 0.639 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.8 \(\pm\) 0.1 | 0.8 \(\pm\) 0.1 | 0.078 |
Surgical approach | 0.590 | ||
Open DP | 173 (62.0) | 130 (59.6) | |
Laparoscopic DP | 106 (38.0) | 88 (40.4) | |
Splenectomy | 0.739 | ||
Standard DP | 236 (84.6) | 182 (83.5) | |
Spleen preserving DP | 43 (15.4) | 36 (16.5) | |
Pancreatic texture | 0.586 | ||
Soft | 196 (70.3) | 158 (72.5) | |
Hard | 83 (29.7) | 60 (27.5) | |
Pathology | 0.426 | ||
Benign | 150 (53.8) | 125 (57.3) | |
Malignant | 129 (46.2) | 93 (42.7) |