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Table 2 Univariate analysis for identifying risk factor of PF

From: The usefulness of preoperative exocrine function evaluated by the 13C-trioctanoin breath test as a significant physiological predictor of pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy

 

Non-PF (n = 70)

PF (n = 10)

p-value

Pre-operative variables

   

 Age (years)

69.0 (43–88)

71.0 (26–79)

0.961

 Gender (male/female)

38/32

8/2

0.114

 Body weight (kg)

50.6 (33.0–83.5)

63.9 (44.3–96.0)

0.075

 Diagnosis PDAC/non PDAC

30/40

0/10

*0.009

 Hemoglobin (g/dl)

12.8 (8.9–15.6)

12.1 (9.1–15.9)

0.708

 White blood cell counts (/mm2)

5100 (3300–11,300)

4950 (2100–8000)

0.782

 Neutrophil (/mm2)

3245 (2046–8512)

2718 (1365–4880)

0.106

 Lymphocyte (/mm2)

1428 (630–2438)

1760 (400–2940)

0.135

 Total protein (mg/dl)

6.9 (4.7–8.3)

6.6 (6.7–7.8)

0.923

 Albumin (mg/dl)

4.0 (2.5–4.7)

4.0 (2.7–5.0)

0.857

 Serum amylase (U/l)

90 (12–604)

94.5 (45–218)

0.903

 Total cholesterol

179 (120 -282)

195 (120–282)

0.295

 Breath test (%dose/h)

33.4 (16.3–69.6)

40.2 (29.1–51.4)

*0.005

Intra-operative variables

   

 Operation time (min)

466.5 (296–842)

489.0 (338–607)

0.813

 Blood loss (g)

325.5 (23–4900)

321.0 (205–1545)

0.745

 Diameter of main pancreatic duct

3.2 (1.3–12.3)

2.3 (1.8–5.7)

0.125

 Pancreatic texture (soft/hard)

37/33

9/1

*0.038

  1. PF pancreatic fistula, PDAC pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma