Small-volume chylous ascites after laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer: Results from a large population-based sample

Table 2 Comparison of the variables of patients with and without small-volume chylous ascites, according to a univariate analysis

Characteristic	SVCA (n = 57)	No SVCA (n = 1309)	P value
Gender			0.963
Male	43	991
Female	14	318
Age (yr)	63.60 ± 9.344	61.18 ± 11.346	0.091
Preoperative anemia			0.013
Present	26	395
Absent	31	914
Preoperative hypoproteinemia			0.012
Present	22	314
Absent	35	995
Tumor size (cm)			0.735
≥ 5	26	627
< 5	31	682
Tumor location			0.179
Upper	12	303
Middle	18	283
Lower	20	609
Diffuse	7	114
Histology			0.911
Differentiated	24	599
Undifferentiated	33	710
Tumor depth			0.690
T1	15	319
T2	6	147
T3	13	388
T4	23	455
Surgical management			0.481
Distal gastrectomy	28	603
Total gastrectomy	29	706
Lymph node status			0.004
N0	12	480
N1	9	195
N2	16	201
N3	20	433
Resected LNs (n)	35.12 ± 13.691	31.35 ± 11.494	0.045
Operative time (min)	201.12 ± 66.076	192.24 ± 84.062	0.430

SVCA: Small-volume chylous ascites.