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. 2013 Nov 7;19(41):7138–7145. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i41.7138

Table 2.

Factors associated with the development of complications (perforation, migration, and stent re-occlusion)

Variables Complication
P value
Yes
No
Mean 95%CI Mean 95%CI
Age 70 58.37-81.63 66.97 62.60- 71.34 0.56
Sex
Male 12.82% 2.00%-23.64% 87.18% 76.36%-98.00% 0.17
Female 25.80% 9.87%-41.74% 74.19% 58.26%-90.13%
Hemoglobin 106 73-140 102 92-114 0.84
Platelet count 287 176-398 271 234-308 0.38
Creatinine 90 76-104 93 73-113 0.76
Urea 5.44 2.78-8.09 7.04 4.77-9.32 0.83
Albumin 29.31 25.11-33.50 30.49 28.56-32.43 0.59
Alanine aminotransferase 53 17-88 34 30-37 0.28
Aspartate aminotransferase 86 7-165 28 21-34 0.13
Alkaline phosphatase 439 1-930 144 92-196 0.21
Total bilirubin 37 1-88 13 8-17 0.33
International normalized ratio 1.15 1.06-1.24 1.44 1.19-1.68 0.03
Carcinoembryonic antigen 188 0-439 69 19-148 0.32
Length of stenosis (cm) 5.43 4.75-6.11 5.09 4.24-5.93 0.49
Duration between symptoms and stenting (d) 5 1.62-8.38 4.59 2.94-6.24 0.80
Duration between stenting and surgery (d) 51.33 10.96-91.70 28.34 11.76-44.93 0.26
Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy 17.14% 4.22%-30.07% 22.22% 5.92%-38.53% 0.62
Number of stents 1.15 0.93-1.38 1.1 1.03-1.20 0.66