Laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal carcinoma: Complications and management in 132 consecutive patients

Table 3 Univariate analysis of factors for low anterior resection complications

Variables	n	Complication n (%)	χ2 value	P value
Gender
Male	80	20 (15.15)	3.743	0.053
Female	52	7 (5.30)
Age (yr)
≥ 55	104	21 (15.9)	0.021	0.886
< 55	28	6 (4.54)
Tumor size (cm)
Φ≥ 3	86	24 (18.2)	8.424	0.004
Φ < 3	46	3 (2.30)
Pathological type
Mucinous adenocarcinoma	9	3 (2.30)	2.440	0.486
Tubular adenocarcinoma	36	5 (3.80)
Papillary adenocarcinoma	31	8 (6.06)
Adenocarcinoma	56	11 (8.33)
Tumor location (anal verge) (cm)
> 6	88	10 (7.58)	6.615	0.010
≤ 6	44	17 (12.88)
TNM staging
Stage I	46	2 (1.52)	11.46	0.003
Stage II	51	14 (10.61)
Stage III	35	11 (8.33)
Preoperative nutritious status (g/L)
HB > 100 and Ag > 32	76	11 (8.33)	3.938	0.047
HB ≤ 100 or Ag ≤ 32	56	16 (12.12)