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Table 1 Patients’ clinical characteristics before and after PSM

From: Preservation versus nonpreservation of the left colic artery in anterior resection for rectal cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis

Parameter

Before PSM

After PSM

LCA preservation (n = 61)

LCA nonpreservation (n = 155)

P value

LCA preservation (n = 60)

LCA nonpreservation (n = 60)

P value

Age

59.5 ± 11.3

59.0 ± 11.0

0.784

59.5 ± 11.4

60.3 ± 10.5

0.696

Sex

  

0.334

  

0.855

 Male

31 (50.8)

90 (58.1)

 

31 (51.7)

30 (50.0)

 

 Female

30 (49.2)

65 (41.9)

 

29 (48.3)

30 (50.0)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

23.1 ± 3.3

23.1 ± 2.8

0.841

23.1 ± 3.3

23.2 ± 2.8

0.846

ASA classification

  

0.190

   

 I

26 (42.6)

81 (52.2)

 

26 (43.3)

26 (43.3)

0.843

 II

28 (45.9)

61 (39.4)

 

27 (45.0)

29 (48.3)

 

 III

7 (11.5)

13 (8.4)

 

7 (11.7)

5 (8.4)

 

Tumor location

  

0.719

  

0.752

 Lower (≤ 5 cm)

16 (26.2)

54 (34.8)

 

16 (26.7)

14 (23.3)

 

 Middle (5.1–10 cm)

37 (60.7)

71 (45.8)

 

36 (60.0)

38 (63.4)

 

 Upper (10.1–15 cm)

8 (13.1)

30 (19.4)

 

8 (13.3)

8 (13.3)

 

Pathological stage

  

0.643

  

0.866

 Stage 0

4 (6.5)

9 (5.8)

 

4 (6.7)

5 (8.3)

 

 Stage 1

18 (29.5)

39 (25.2)

 

18 (30.0)

14 (23.3)

 

 Stage 2

17 (27.9)

45 (29.0)

 

17 (28.3)

20 (33.3)

 

 Stage 3

15 (24.6)

50 (32.3)

 

15 (25.0)

16 (26.7)

 

 Stage 4

7 (11.5)

12 (7.7)

 

6 (10.0)

5 (8.4)

 

Neoadjuvant therapy

12 (19.7)

34 (21.9)

0.715

12 (20.0)

15 (25.0)

0.512

TaTME

  

0.019a

  

0.817

 Yes

11 (18.0)

53 (34.2)

 

11 (18.3)

12 (20.0)

 

 No

50 (82.0)

102 (65.8)

 

49 (81.7)

48 (80.0)

 

Ileostomy

  

0.252

  

1.000

 Yes

33 (54.1)

97 (62.6)

 

33 (55.0)

33 (55.0)

 

 No

28 (45.9)

58 (37.4)

 

27 (45.0)

27 (45.0)

 

Surgical approach

  

0.058

  

0.702

 Laparoscope

40 (65.6)

121 (78.1)

 

40 (66.7)

38 (63.3)

 

 Robotic

21 (34.4)

34 (21.9)

 

20 (33.3)

22 (36.7)

 
  1. PSM propensity score matching; LCA left colic artery; BMI body mass index (kg/m2); ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists; TaTME transanal total mesorectal excision