TABLE 1.
Baseline Characteristics (N=104)
| Value | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variables | Intervention Group (n=50) n (%) | Control Group (n=54) n (%) |
| Age [mean (SD)/median (IQR)] (y) | 58.8 (12.7) | 57.1 (10.9) |
| ≤49 | 11 (22.0) | 14 (25.9) |
| 50–69 | 29 (58.0) | 35 (64.8) |
| ≥70 | 10 (20.0) | 5 (9.3) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 36 (72.0) | 35 (64.8) |
| Female | 14 (28.0) | 19 (35.2) |
| BMI [mean (SD)/median (IQR)] (kg/m2) | 24.6 (4.0) | 24.1 (3.7) |
| <25.0 | 28 (56.0) | 30 (55.6) |
| 25.1–30.0 | 19 (38.0) | 16 (29.6) |
| >30.0 | 3 (6.0) | 8 (14.8) |
| Partner | ||
| Yes | 46 (92.0) | 48 (88.9) |
| No | 4 (8.0) | 6 (11.1) |
| Employment status | ||
| Retired | 23 (46.0) | 17 (31.5) |
| Employed/unemployed | 27 (54.0) | 27 (68.5) |
| Tumor height* | ||
| Low (0–5 cm) | 29 (58.0) | 31 (59.3) |
| Mid (5.1–10 cm) | 14 (28.0) | 16 (29.6) |
| High (10.1–15 cm) | 7 (14.0) | 7 (11.1) |
| Type of reconstruction | ||
| Straight coloanal anastomosis | 36 (72.0) | 31 (57.4) |
| Side-to-end coloanal anastomosis | 5 (10.0) | 16 (29.6) |
| Colon pouch-anal anastomosis/J-pouch | 9 (18.0) | 7 (13.0) |
| Anastomosis | ||
| Handsewn | 15 (30.0) | 17 (31.5) |
| Stapled | 35 (70.0) | 37 (68.5) |
| Neoadjuvant therapy | ||
| No | 15 (30.0) | 16 (29.6) |
| Chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy | 35 (70.0) | 38 (70.4) |
| Adjuvant therapy | ||
| No | 26 (52.0) | 28 (51.9) |
| Chemotherapy | 23 (46.0) | 25 (46.2) |
| Chemoradiotherapy | 1 (2.0) | 1 (1.9) |
| Stoma | ||
| Yes | 43 (86.0) | 47 (87.0) |
| No | 7 (14.0) | 7 (13.0) |
*
From the anal verge.
BMI indicates body mass index; IQR, interquartile range.