Table 1.
Characteristics of patients, n (%)
| Clinical factors |
Training
|
Test
|
P value |
|
(n = 50)
|
(n = 15)
|
|
|
| Age (yr) | 62.74 ± 7.21 | 63.8 ± 11.93 | 0.296 |
| Sex | 0.503 | ||
| Male | 32 (64.0) | 11 (73.3) | |
| Female | 18 (36.0) | 4 (26.7) | |
| Smoking | 0.615 | ||
| Non-smoker | 46 (92.0) | 13 (86.7) | |
| Smoker | 4 (8.0) | 2 (13.3) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.68 ± 3.00 | 25.74 ± 3.18 | 0.036 |
| Hypertension | 0.682 | ||
| Yes | 27 (54.0) | 9 (60.0) | |
| No | 23 (46.0) | 6 (40.0) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 0.721 | ||
| Yes | 40 (80.0) | 11 (73.3) | |
| No | 10 (20.0) | 4 (26.7) | |
| Diagnosis | 0.385 | ||
| Rectal cancer | 23 (46.0) | 5 (33.3) | |
| Sigmoid colon cancer | 27 (54.0) | 10 (66.7) | |
| Surgery | 0.548 | ||
| Low anterior resection | 29 (58.0) | 10 (66.7) | |
| Anterior resection | 21 (42.0) | 5 (33.3) | |
| Initial diverting ileostomy | 0.761 | ||
| Yes | 34 (68.0) | 11 (73.3) | |
| No | 16 (32.0) | 4 (26.7) | |
| T stage | 0.829 | ||
| 0 | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 1 | 17 (34.0) | 3 (20.0) | |
| 2 | 8 (16.0) | 3 (20.0) | |
| 3 | 21 (42.0) | 8 (53.3) | |
| 4 | 3 (6.0) | 1 (6.7) | |
| Colon obstruction | 1.000 | ||
| Yes | 12 (24.0) | 4 (26.7) | |
| No | 38 (76.0) | 11 (73.3) | |
| Albumin level (g/dL) | 4.26 ± 0.31 | 4.23 ± 0.30 | 0.494 |
| ASA score | 0.304 | ||
| 1 | 20 (40.0) | 9 (60.0) | |
| 2 | 28 (56.0) | 5 (33.3) | |
| 3 | 2 (4.0) | 1 (6.7) | |
| Anastomosis level (cm) | 7.43 ± 4.53 | 7.67 ± 3.88 | 0.678 |
| IMA ligation | 0.512 | ||
| High ligation | 38 (76.0) | 10 (66.7) | |
| Or else | 12 (24.0) | 5 (33.3) | |
| Transection line change | 0.130 | ||
| Yes | 3 (6.0) | 3 (4.6) | |
| No | 47 (94.0) | 12 (80.0) | |
| Anastomotic complications | 0.566 | ||
| Yes | 4 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| No | 46 (92.0) | 15 (100.0) |
BMI: Body mass index; ASA: American society of anesthesia; IMA: Inferior mesenteric artery.