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Table 1 The associations between baseline characteristics and PPLOS

From: Factors associated with prolonged postoperative length of hospital stay after laparoscopic colorectal cancer resection: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Characteristic

Total

PLOS ≥ 11 days

P-value

Yes, n = 117

No, n = 163

Male sex

200 (71.4)

85 (72.6)

115 (70.6)

0.40

Age (years)

70.3 ± 5.8

70.8 ± 5.4

69.9 ± 6.1

0.23

 Age ≥ 75 years

76 (27.1)

32 (27.4)

44 (27.0)

1.00

BMI (kg/m2)

22.65 ± 2.77

22.76 ± 2.63

22.57 ± 2.87

0.57

Hemoglobin level (g/L)

121 ± 20

122 ± 22

121 ± 19

0.74

White blood cell count (× 109/L)

6.33 ± 1.99

6.26 ± 1.83

6.39 ± 2.10

0.59

C-reactive protein level (mg/L)

2.71 (1.19, 6.00)

3.26 (1.42, 6.69)

2.38 (1.01, 5.82)

0.10

Albumin level (g/L)

39.3 ± 3.8

39.3 ± 3.6

39.3 ± 3.9

0.98

SpO2 (%)

97 (96, 97)

96 (96, 97)

97 (96, 97)

0.008

 SpO2 < 96%

36 (12.9)

22 (18.8)

14 (8.6)

0.018

ASA physical status (II/III)

226/54

89/28

137/26

0.12

Cardiocerebrovascular events

35 (12.5)

16 (13.7)

19 (11.7)

0.72

Radiotherapy

22 (7.8)

6 (5.1)

16 (9.8)

0.18

Chemotherapy

41 (14.6)

17 (14.5)

24 (14.7)

1.00

Abdominal surgery history

28 (10.0)

13 (11.1)

15 (9.2)

0.687

Weight loss ≥ 10%

61 (21.8)

20 (17.1)

41 (25.2)

0.14

Diabetes mellitus

34 (12.1)

12 (10.3)

22 (13.5)

0.46

T category

0.89

 T3–T4

214 (76.4)

92 (78.6)

122 (74.8)

0.48

 T4

37 (13.2)

14 (12.0)

23 (14.1)

0.72

Lymph node metastasis+ 

88 (31.4)

38 (32.5)

50 (30.7)

0.80

Distant tumor metastasis+ 

34 (12.1)

6 (5.1)

28 (17.2)

0.003

Medical insurance

209 (74.6)

83 (70.9)

126 (77.3)

0.266

  1. Continuous data are reported as means ± standard deviations or medians (25th, 75th percentiles) and were compared using an independent t test or the Mann–Whitney U test, as appropriate. Categorical data are presented as numbers (proportions) and were compared using the Fisher exact test
  2. PPLOS, prolonged postoperative length of stay; PLOS, postoperative length of stay; BMI, body mass index; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; SpO2, pulse oxygen saturation