Table 2.
Stent characteristics
| Characteristics | All (n = 238) | Sarcopenia (n = 199) | No sarcopenia (n = 39) | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stent type | 0.425 | ||||||
| Ultraflex | 218 | 91.6 | 181 | 91 | 37 | 94.9 | |
| Polyflex | 7 | 2.9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2.6 | |
| Microtec | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Antireflux | 4 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 6 | 2.5 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 2.6 | |
| Beginning stent location | 134 | 56.3 | 114 | 57.3 | 20 | 51.3 | 0.547 |
| Below 30 cm | |||||||
| Above 30 cm | 104 | 43.7 | 85 | 42.7 | 19 | 48.7 | |
| Stent Size | 0.435 | ||||||
| 15 cm | 37 | 15.5 | 33 | 16.6 | 4 | 10.3 | |
| 12 cm | 95 | 39.9 | 80 | 40.2 | 15 | 38.5 | |
| 10 cm | 84 | 35.3 | 68 | 34.2 | 16 | 41 | |
| Other | 10 | 4.2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 2.6 | |
| N/A† | 12 | 5 | 9 | 4.5 | 3 | 7.7 | |
| Complications | 0.85 | ||||||
| Any | 74 | 31.1 | 61 | 30.7 | 13 | 33.3 | |
| Migration | 29 | 12.2 | 24 | 12.1 | 5 | 12.8 | |
| Bleeding | 6 | 2.5 | 23 | 11.6 | 2 | 5.1 | |
| Fistula | 25 | 10.5 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 2.6 | |
| Perforation | 8 | 3.4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5.1 | |
| Infection | 10 | 4.2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5.1 | |
†
Not specified in operative report.