Quality of life after total vs distal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction: Use of the Postgastrectomy Syndrome Assessment Scale-45

Table 2 Patient characteristics

		TGRY	DGRY	P value
Number of patients		393	475
Postoperative period	(mo)	35.0 ± 24.61	31.7 ± 18.01	0.02464
Age		63.4 ± 9.21	62.0 ± 9.11	0.02444
Gender	Male	276	318	≥ 0.15
	Female	113	154
Preoperative BMI2		23.0 ± 3.31	22.9 ± 3.01	≥ 0.14
Postoperative BMI2		19.8 ± 2.51	20.8 ± 2.71	< 0.00014
Approach	Open	293	320	0.01815
	Laparoscopic	97	152
Extent of lymph node	D0	0	0	0.01595
dissection3	D1	4	3
	D1a	28	60
	D1b	192	246
	D2	164	163
Celiac branch of vagal nerve	Preserved	12	28	0.05235
	Divided	371	442
Combined resection	None	246	402	< 0.00015
	Gallbladder	83	51
	spleen	52	2
	Miscellaneous	4	2
Length of Roux-en-Y loop	(cm)	42 ± 4.21	32.2 ± 7.11	< 0.00014
Route of Roux-en-Y	Anterior	179	292	< 0.00014
	Posterior	206	175

¹Mean ± SD;

²Body mass index;

³According to Japanese gastric cancer treatment guidelines;

⁴Unpaired t-test;

⁵χ² test. TGRY: Total gastrectomy; DGRY: Distal gastrectomy.