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. 2024 Jun 20;67(10):1322–1331. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003358

TABLE 1.

Patient characteristics and surgical variables

Variable Overall (N = 1221) Right-sided resection (N = 754 [62%]) Left-sided resection (N = 467 [38%]) p
Sex 0.006
 Men 629 (52) 365 (48) 264 (57)
 Women 592 (48) 389 (52) 203 (43)
Age, y 72.0 (65.0–78.0) 74.0 (67.0–79.0) 70.0 (64.0–76.0) <0.001
BMI 25.7 (23.5–28.7) 25.7 (23.5–28.7) 25.8 (23.5–28.7) 0.6
 Missing 11 10 1
ASA <0.001
 I 161 (14) 88 (12) 73 (16)
 II 731 (62) 430 (59) 301 (66)
 III 282 (24) 209 (28) 73 (16)
 IV 13 (1) 7 (1) 6 (1)
 Missing 34 20 14
Tumor stage (UICC) 0.002
 I 264 (26) 158 (25) 106 (27)
 II 250 (24) 143 (22) 107 (28)
 III 441 (43) 301 (47) 140 (36)
 IV 70 (7) 35 (6) 35 (9)
 Missing 196 117 79
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy 18 (1.5) 9 (1.2) 9 (1.9) 0.3
 Missing 1 0 1
Minimally invasive surgery 548 (45) 335 (44) 213 (46) 0.7
 Missing 1 0 1
Setting 0.6
 Elective 1217 (100) 752 (100) 465 (100)
 Emergency 4 (0.3) 2 (0.3) 2 (0.4)
Temporary stoma 31 (2.5) 7 (0.9) 24 (5.1) <0.001
 Missing 1 1 0
Planned adjuvant chemotherapy 123 (37) 72 (37) 51 (38) 0.9
 Missing 888 557 331

Data are presented as n (%) or median (interquartile range).

UICC = Union for International Cancer Control.