Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of 130 patients included in the study cohort
| Median (IQR) or n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Patient sex | |
| male | 67 (51.5%) |
| female | 63 (48.5%) |
| Patient age (years) | 60 (51-65) |
| Skin autofluorescence (AU) | 2.3 (1.9-2.6) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.7 (23.9-29.7) |
| Diabetes | 16 (12.3%) |
| Arterial hypertension | 44 (33.8%) |
| Preoperative laboratory tests | |
| white blood count (103/mm3) | 6.1 (5.3-7.7) |
| hemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.4 (12.7-14.1) |
| platelets (103/mm3) | 223 (190-263) |
| creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.8 (0.7-1.0) |
| bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.5 (0.4-0.7) |
| INR | 1.0 (1.0-1.1) |
| Primary diagnosis | |
| colorectal liver metastases | 54 (41.5%) |
| non-colorectal liver metastases | 15 (11.5%) |
| hepatocellular cancer | 14 (10.8%) |
| gallbladder cancer | 14 (10.8%) |
| intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma | 11 (8.5%) |
| extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma | 3 (2.3%) |
| other | 19 (14.6%) |
| Extent of liver resection | |
| minor | 74 (56.9%) |
| major | 56 (43.1%) |
| Operative time (hours) | 3.5 (2.8-4.3) |
IQR interquartile range, AU arbitrary unit, INR international normalized ratio