Table 1. Demographic and clinical data of the patient cohort.

	FTS group (n = 60)	CS group (n = 55)	P value
Male/female	53/7	49/6	0.898
Age(years)*	60.32 ± 8.59(40–79)	59.95 ± 8.86(40–78)	0.820
Mean BMI	23.63 ± 2.2	23.49 ± 2.05	0.717
TNM classification
T2N0M0	26(43.3%)	24(43.6%)	0.948
T3N0M0	24(40.0%)	23(41.8%)
T3N1M0	10(16.7%)	8(14.5%)

*Mean ± SD(range); FTS: fast-track surgery, CS: conventional surgery; BML: body mass index (calculated as Kg/m²).