Table 3.

Patient Demographics

	Lap	Open	P
No. of patients	50	22
Age (yrs)	47.8	59.4	<0.003
Sex (M/F)	17/33	8/14	NS
BMI (Kg/m2)*	32.62	33.65	NS
Patients with comorbid factors	29	17	NS

^*BMI=Body mass index.