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Table 1.

Patient characteristics

	Group D^a (n = 68)	Group RY^b (n = 60)	p Value
Male/female	39/29	45/15	0.06
Age: years (range)	68.5 (45–89)	68.6 (44–87)	0.94
BMI (kg/m²)	23.7	22.5	0.07
Pathologic findings: stage IA/IB	56/12	44/16	0.22
Tumor size: mm (range)	30.0 (8–140)	24.6 (3–90)	0.06
PM/DM (mm)	52.2/70.9	39.1/47.7	<0.001

BMI body mass index, PM proximal margin, DM distal margin

Data are expressed as medians

^aGroup D underwent laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG) with Delta anastomosis

^bGroup RY underwent LDG with Roux-en-Y anastomosis