Table 3.

Univariate analysis of risk factors for early post-operative complications

	Complication		%
Variables	Yes	No	complication rate	P-value
Gender				0.038
Male	88	164	34.9
Female	49	56	46.7
Age (years)				0.125
<60	71	125	36.2
61–70	33	61	35.1
>70	33	34	49.3
Anaemia				0.190
Present	20	22	47.6
Absent	117	198	37.1
Hypoalbuminaemia				0.991
Present	15	24	38.5
Absent	122	196	38.4
Hyperglycaemia				0.532
Present	11	22	33.3
Absent	126	198	38.9
Intraoperative blood loss				0.000
<500 mL	71	160	30.7
>500 mL	66	60	52.4
Malignancy				0.034
Primary tumour	42	92	31.3
Metastases	95	128	42.6
Operation type				0.003
Partial gastrectomy	89	175	33.7
Total gastrectomy	41	33	55.4
Gastrojejunostomy	7	12	36.8
Units				0.001
A	22	39	36.1
B	31	24	56.4
C	49	108	31.2
D	7	23	23.3
E	28	26	51.9