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Table 2 Baseline characteristics before and after PSM

From: Does temporary ileostomy via specimen extraction site affect the short outcomes and complications after laparoscopic low anterior resection in rectal cancer patients? A propensity score matching analysis

Characteristics

Before PSM

After PSM

SSES (162)

SNS (95)

P value

SSES (95)

SNS (95)

P value

Age, year

62.0 ± 10.3

60.3 ± 11.5

0.225

61.8 ± 10.2

60.3 ± 11.5

0.322

Sex

  

0.639

  

0.759

 Male

101 (62.3%)

62 (65.3%)

 

64 (67.4%)

62 (65.3%)

 

 Female

61 (37.7%)

33 (34.7%)

 

31 (32.6%)

33 (34.7%)

 

BMI, kg/m2

22.9 ± 2.9

22.9 ± 3.1

0.915

23.1 ± 2.8

22.9 ± 3.1

0.708

Smoking

70 (43.2%)

40 (42.1%)

0.863

44 (46.3%)

40 (42.1%)

0.559

Drinking

55 (34.0%)

33 (34.7%)

0.898

37 (38.9%)

33 (34.7%)

0.547

Hypertension

39 (24.1%)

25 (26.3%)

0.688

23 (24.2%)

25 (26.3%)

0.738

T2DM

15 (9.3%)

10 (10.5%)

0.741

9 (9.5%)

10 (10.5%)

0.809

CHD

6 (3.7%)

1 (1.1%)

0.265

1 (1.1%)

1 (1.1%)

1.000

Pre-operative hemoglobin, g/L

125.7 ± 19.4

128.4 ± 20.4

0.302

128.0 ± 19.6

128.4 ± 20.4

0.908

Pre-operative albumin, g/L

40.3 ± 4.9

41.6 ± 4.7

0.041*

40.5 ± 4.8

41.6 ± 4.7

0.099

Neoadjuvant chemoradiation

48 (29.6%)

25 (26.3%)

0.668

28 (29.5%)

25 (26.3%)

0.627

TNM stage

  

0.100

  

0.053

 I

55 (34.0%)

39 (41.0%)

 

33 (34.7%)

39 (41.0%)

 

 II

54 (33.3%)

20 (21.1%)

 

35 (36.8%)

20 (21.1%)

 

 III

50 (30.9%)

31 (32.6%)

 

26 (27.4%)

31 (32.6%)

 

 IV

3 (1.8%)

5 (5.3%)

 

1 (1.1%)

5 (5.3%)

 
  1. T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus, CHD coronary heart disease, BMI body mass index, PSM propensity score matching, SSES stoma through the specimen extraction site, SNS stoma through a new site, TNM tumor nodes metastasis
  2. Variables are expressed as the mean ± SD, n (%), *P-value < 0.05