Table 1. Patient Characteristics.

	Infection(−) n = 90	infection(+) n = 60	p value
Male Gender (%)	67.8	73.3	0.467
Age (years)	64.8±11.8	68.6±11.0	0.047
HT (cm)	160.5±9.8	160.5±8.5	0.995
BW (kg)	57.0±10.9	55.8±11.9	0.515
BMI	22.0±3.2	21.6±4.0	0.491
ASA (%)			0.006
ASA1 (%)	39.5	15.5
ASA2 (%)	55.8	74.1
ASA3 (%)	4.7	10.3
History of diabetes mellitus (%)	15.6	26.7	0.096
Total operation time (min)	325±98.2	399±122.5	<0.001
Blood loss (g)	366±363.0	858±782.4	<0.001
Surgical procedure (total gastrectomy vs. partial gastrectomy) (%)			<0.001
Total	22.2	53.3
Partial	77.8	46.7
CRP (mg/dl)	8.4±3.3	9.6±3.6	0.035
Hb (g/dl)	12.4±3.0	11.9±1.7	0.256
Preoperative ADN (µg/ml)	8.9±4.9	10.8±5.2	0.026
Postoperative ADN (µg/ml)	7.5±4.1	7.3±3.9	0.788
ADN ratio	0.86±0.2	0.67±0.1	<0.001

p: Difference in means or rates were tested using Student's t-test or Chi-square test.

HT, height; BW, body weight; BMI, body mass index; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; CRP, C reactive protein; Hb, hemoglobin; AND, adiponectin.