Table 1.
Patient characteristics n (%)
| L-TME (n = 58) | R-TME (n = 53) | P value | |
| Age1 (yr) | 66 (33-80) | 66 (42-84) | 0.597 |
| Sex | 0.031 | ||
| Male | 42 (72.4) | 27 (50.9) | |
| Female | 16 (27.6) | 26 (49.1) | |
| BMI1 (kg/m2) | 24.6 (19-37) | 24.6 (18-31) | 0.512 |
| ASA score | 0.082 | ||
| 1 | 7 (12.1) | 11 (20.8) | |
| 2 | 31 (53.4) | 33 (62.3) | |
| 3 | 20 (34.5) | 9 (16.9) | |
| Neoadjuvant therapy | 25 (43.1) | 26 (49.1) | 0.571 |
| Tumour location from anal verge1 (cm) | 8 (3-12) | 8 (4-12) | 0.607 |
| CEA1 | 1.55 (0.6-51.6) | 1.65 (0.5-11.1) | 0.803 |
| CA 19.91 | 7.85 (0.8-241) | 7.5 (2-905) | 0.896 |
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Median (range). L-TME: Laparoscopic total mesorectal excision; R-TME: Robotic total mesorectal excision; BMI: Body mass index; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists.