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. 2006 Feb 28;12(8):1296–1299. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i8.1296

Table 2.

Preoperative risks n (%)

Risks ≥70 years (n=60) < 70 years (n=1 782) P value
Weight loss 17 (28.3) 564 (31.6) 0.67
Anemia 13 (21.7) 344 (19.3) 0.62
Hypertension 26 (43.3) 512 (28.7) 0.02
Pulmonary dysfunction 43 (71.7) 479 (26.9) 0
Cardiac disease 23 (38.3) 324 (18.2) 0
Cirrhosis 8 (13.3) 155 (8.7) 0.24
Chronic renal disease 11 (18.3) 236 (13.2) 0.25
Diabetes mellitus 24 (40.0) 395 (22.2) 0.003