Table 2.
Postoperative complications among normal weight, overweight, and obese groups of patients
| Normal n = 23 |
Overweight n = 29 |
Obese n = 16 |
p | P1 Normal vs overweight | P2 Overweight vs obese | P3 Normal vs obese | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complication, overall | 7 (30.4%) | 14 (48.3%) | 12 (75%) | 0.012 | 0.149 | 0.159 | 0.004 |
| 0 | 16 (69.6%) | 15 (51.7%) | 4 (25%) | ||||
| Grade I | 3 (13.0%) | 1 (3.4%) | 0 | ||||
| Grade II | 4 (17.4%) | 8 (27.6%) | 4 (25%) | ||||
| Grade IIIa | 0 | 3 (10.3%) | 6 (37.5%) | ||||
| Grade IIIb | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Grade IVa | 0 | 2 (6.9%) | 1 (6.25%) | ||||
| Grade IVb | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Grade V | 0 | 0 | 1 (6.25%) | ||||
| Major complication, ≧ Grade III | 0 | 5 (17.2%) | 8 (50%) | 0.002 | 0.21 | 0.037 | 0.001 |
| CR-POPF (Grade B + C) | 1 (4.3%) | 6 (20.7%) | 5 (31.3%) | 0.087 | 0.117 | 0.483 | 0.033 |
| Grade B | 1 (4.3%) | 6 (20.7%) | 4 (25%) | ||||
| Grade C | 0 | 0 | 1 (6.3%) | ||||
| PPH, Grade B/C | 1 (4.3%) | 2 (6.9%) | 3 (18.8%) | 0.264 | 1 | 0.330 | 0.286 |
| DGE, Grade B/C | 2 (8.7%) | 4 (13.8%) | 2 (12.5%) | 0.847 | 0.682 | 1 | 1 |
| Bile leakage | 0 | 2 (6.9%) | 3 (18.8%) | 0.087 | 0.497 | 0.330 | 0.061 |
| Peripancreatic fluid collection | 2 (8.7%) | 3 (10.3%) | 7 (43.8%) | 0.007 | 1 | 0.021 | 0.019 |
| Wound infection | 3 (13.0%) | 3 (10.3%) | 3 (18.8%) | 0.728 | 1 | 0.650 | 0.674 |
| Reoperation | 0 | 0 | 1 (6.25%) | 0.192 | 1 | 0.356 | 0.410 |
| Readmission | 2 (8.7%) | 3 (10.3%) | 3 (18.8%) | 0.601 | 1 | 0.650 | 0.631 |
*CR-POPF clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula; DGE delayed gastric emptying; PPH postpancreatectomy hemorrhage