Table 1.

Preoperative characteristics of the study patients

Age, years	72 (69–76)
Male/female, n (%)	26/26 (50/50)
BMI (kg/m2)	22.2 (21.3–24.2)
Procedure, PD/DP (%)	29 (55.8)/23 (44.2)
Stage, n (%)
0	2 (3.8)
IA	4 (7.7)
IB	0 (0)
II A	20 (38.4)
II B	24 (46.1)
III	1 (1.9)
IV	1 (1.9)
NAC (%)	39 (75)
Comorbidities, n (%)
Diabetes	30 (57.7)
Respiratory disease	9 (17.3)
Heart disease	9 (17.3)

Values are reported as the median (interquartile range) or number of patients (percentage).

BMI: body mass index

PD: pancreatoduodenectomy

DP: distal pancreatectomy

NAC: neoadjuvant chemotherapy