Table 1. Comparison of clinicopathological characteristics between the fascia group and the classic group.
| Characteristics | Classic group(n = 55) | Fascia group(n = 54) | P value |
| Sex | 0.316 | ||
| Female | 9 | 13 | |
| Male | 46 | 41 | |
| Age(years) | 61.2±11.2 | 61.6±9.1 | 0.863 |
| ASA score | 0.484 | ||
| I | 41 | 33 | |
| II | 12 | 17 | |
| III | 2 | 4 | |
| BMI(kg/m2) | 22.1±3.2 | 22.0±2.6 | 0.715 |
| Tumor size(cm) | 5.4±1.9 | 5.4±2.9 | 0.955 |
| Tumor depth | 0.637 | ||
| T2 | 18 | 20 | |
| T3 | 37 | 34 | |
| pN stage | 0.949 | ||
| N0 | 16 | 16 | |
| N1 | 10 | 11 | |
| N2 | 11 | 12 | |
| N3 | 18 | 15 | |
| TNM stage | 0.364 | ||
| IB | 7 | 4 | |
| IIA | 15 | 10 | |
| IIB | 5 | 8 | |
| IIIA | 15 | 12 | |
| IIIB | 13 | 20 | |
| Histologic type | 0.776 | ||
| Differentiated | 29 | 27 | |
| Undifferentiated | 26 | 27 |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CHD,coronary heart disease;CVD,cerebrovascular disease; ASA,American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI, body mass index;TNM, tumor node metastasis staging; P-values are for comparisons between the fascia group and the classic group.