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Table 1 Demographic characters of patients in the RATS and VATS group before and after 1:1 propensity score matching

From: Robot versus video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy for large thymic epithelial tumors: a propensity-matched analysis

Characteristics

Before propensity score matching

After propensity score matching

RATS group

(n = 63)

VATS group

(n = 50)

P Value

RATS group (n = 35)

VATS group (n = 35)

P Value

Age (years)

49.48 ± 12.80

51.42 ± 10.48

0.388

50.97 ± 11.98

49.20 ± 9.62

0.497

Gender

  

0.003

  

1.000

Male

44 (69.84)

21 (42.00)

 

18 (51.43)

18 (51.43)

 

Female

19 (30.16)

29 (58.00)

 

17 (48.57)

17 (48.57)

 

BMI (Kg/m2)

23.43 ± 2.94

23.84 ± 3.05

0.474

23.23 ± 2.94

24.11 ± 3.22

0.238

Comorbidity (%)

  

0.943

  

0.962

Hypertension

7 (11.11)

8 (16.00)

 

6 (17.14)

4 (11.43)

 

Diabetes

2 (3.17)

2 (4.00)

 

2 (5.71)

1 (2.86)

 

Coronary heart disease

3 (4.76)

1 (2.00)

 

0

0

 

COPD

1 (1.59)

1 (2.00)

 

1 (2.86)

1 (2.86)

 

Others

4 (6.35)

4 (8.00)

 

3 (8.57)

3 (8.57)

 

ASA status class

  

0.455

  

1.000

I

32 (50.79)

29 (58.00)

 

19 (54.29)

20 (57.14)

 

II

31 (49.21)

21 (42.00)

 

16 (45.71)

15 (42.86)

 

III

0

0

 

0

0

 

Tumor size (cm), median (IQR)

7.0 (6.0, 9.0)

6.0 (5.5, 7.0)

0.012

7.0 (6.0, 7.5)

6.5 (5.6, 7.6)

0.746

Myasthenia Gravis, n (%)

13 (20.63)

8 (16.00)

0.529

4 (11.43)

7 (20.00)

0.513

WHO Classification, n (%)

  

0.235

  

0.428

A

10 (15.87)

5 (10.00)

 

7 (20.00)

3 (8.57)

 

AB

17 (26.98)

20 (40.00)

 

10 (28.57)

15(42.86)

 

B1

7 (11.11)

11 (22.00)

 

6 (17.14)

7 (20.00)

 

B2

20 (31.75)

11 (22.00)

 

11 (31.43)

7 (20.00)

 

B3

5 (7.94)

2 (4.00)

 

1 (2.86)

2 (5.71)

 

Thymic carcinoma

4 (6.35)

1 (2.00)

 

0 (0)

1 (2.86)

 

Masaoka Stage, n (%)

  

0.048

  

0.439

I

36 (57.14)

40 (80.00)

 

25 (71.43)

28 (80.00)

 

IIa

17 (26.98)

6 (12.00)

 

9 (25.71)

5 (14.29)

 

IIb

4 (6.35)

3 (6.00)

 

1 (2.86)

2 (5.71)

 

III

6 (9.53)

1 (2.00)

 

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

IV

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Pre-operative treatment, n (%)

  

1.000

  

1.000

Yes

2 (3.17)

1 (2.00)

 

1 (2.86)

1 (2.86)

 

No

61 (96.83)

49 (98.00)

 

34 (97.14)

34 (97.14)

 
  1. Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ASA American Society of Anesthesiology, IQR interquartile range, RATS Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, VATS Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery