TABLE 2.
Surgical stress response expressed as C‐reactive protein values in the overall population and according to visceral obesity
| Parameter |
Overall population n = 357 |
Visceral obesity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VO n = 222 |
Non‐VO n = 125 |
P | ||
| Pre‐operative CRP | 2 (1‐5) | 3 (1‐6) | 1 (1‐3) | <.001 |
| CRP POD1 | 62 (43‐95) | 65 (45‐99) | 54 (40‐81) | .002 |
| CRP POD2 | 102 (61‐156) | 112 (71‐169) | 88 (53‐138) | .001 |
| CRP POD3 | 85 (45‐132) | 92 (52‐143) | 71 (34‐111) | .003 |
| CRP POD4 | 74 (36‐135) | 83 (36‐150) | 73 (36‐117) | .50 |
| CRP POD5 | 52 (23‐103) | 57 (26‐113) | 44 (19‐79) | .04 |
Abbreviations: CRP, C‐reactive protein; POD, postoperative day; VO, visceral obesity.