Table 3.

Comparisons of patient-related variables related to severe complications following radical gastrectomy.

Factor	Severe mental distress		No/mild mental distress		P
Age (years), N %					0.319
≤40	28	10.26	60	7.60
40–60	94	34.43	263	33.33
≥60	151	55.31	466	59.06
Sex, N %					0.142
Female	76	27.84	184	23.32
Male	197	72.16	605	76.68
Time of RG-SC happen, N %					0.791
Postoperative 1–3 days	82	30.04	225	28.52
Postoperative 4–7 days	114	41.76	348	44.11
Postoperative>7 days	77	28.21	216	27.38
Assistance from experienced surgeon, N %					0.930
Yes	220	80.59	632	80.10
No	53	19.41	157	19.90
Second operation for RG-SC, N %					0.069
Yes	184	67.40	482	61.09
No	89	32.60	307	38.91
Unavoidable even with reasonable care, N %					0.881
Yes	88	32.23	259	32.83
No	185	67.77	530	61.17
Hospital stays, N %					0.669
≤4 weeks	164	60.07	461	58.43
>4 weeks	109	39.93	328	41.57
Patients’ in-hospital death, N %					0.215
Yes	166	60.81	513	65.02
No	107	39.19	276	34.98

RG, radical gastrectomy; SC, severe complications.