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Table 2 Short-term surgical outcomes between obese and nonobese patients

From: Trunk fat volume can be a predictor of postoperative complications after gastrectomy: a retrospective cohort study

 

TFV-H group (n = 120)

TFV-L group (n = 112)

p value

BMI-H group (n = 50)

BMI-L group (n = 182)

p value

Operative time (min), (mean ± SD)

305.1 ± 67.5

284.9 ± 66.0

0.022

321.9 ± 78.5

288.1 ± 62.2

0.006

Volume of blood loss1 (mL), (median [IQR])

100 (20–218.75)

85 (10–216.25)

0.279

117.5 (27.5–236.3)

75 (10–207.5)

0.148

Number of resected LN1 (median [IQR])

33 (25–43)

42 (32–52.75)

 < 0.001

34 (26–43)

38 (29–48)

0.112

Duration of hospital stay1 (day), (median [IQR])

9 (8–12)

10 (9–13)

0.135

10 (9–13)

10 (9–12)

0.358

  1. 1Variables are indicated by median
  2. TFV trunk fat volume, SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, IQR interquartile range, LN lymph node