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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2018; 24(7): 844-851
Published online Feb 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i7.844
Published online Feb 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i7.844
Table 1 Demographic, comorbidity, operation type, and pathology data in patients grouped according to age
Variable | < 65 yr, n = 454 | ≥ 65 yr, n = 273 | Total, n = 727 | P value |
Sex | ||||
Male | 202 | 159 | 361 | |
Female | 252 | 114 | 366 | |
Male:female ratio | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.0003 |
Mean BMI in kg/m2 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 0.351 |
Smoking | 0.129 | |||
Never | 323 | 180 | 503 | |
Ever | 130 | 93 | 223 | |
Mean smoking amount. in packs/yr | 50 | 53 | 51 | 0.127 |
Mean smoking time in yr | 22.1 | 26.1 | 23.7 | 0.101 |
Alcohol | 0.017 | |||
Never | 367 | 200 | 567 | |
Ever | 87 | 73 | 160 | |
Mean preoperative TBIL in μmol/L | 31.4 | 42.8 | 36.3 | 0.134 |
Preoperative serum albumin in g/L | 39.7 | 37.8 | 38.9 | 0.111 |
ASA category III + IV | 89 | 77 | 166 | 0.007 |
Preoperative biliary drainage | 51 | 49 | 100 | 0.011 |
Comorbidity | ||||
Patients with any comorbidity | 147 | 171 | 318 | < 0.001 |
Diabetes | 89 | 73 | 162 | 0.025 |
Coronary artery disease | 18 | 57 | 75 | < 0.001 |
Hypertension | 77 | 63 | 140 | 0.043 |
COPD | 11 | 12 | 23 | 0.141 |
HBV | 26 | 9 | 35 | 0.138 |
HCV | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0.379 |
Previous history of cancer | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.070 |
Previous abdominal surgery | 61 | 37 | 98 | 0.964 |
Family history of cancer | 49 | 50 | 99 | 0.004 |
Operation type | ||||
Pancreaticoduodenectomy | 232 | 153 | 385 | 0.196 |
Distal pancreatectomy | 169 | 112 | 281 | 0.308 |
Middle-segment pancreatectomy | 43 | 8 | 51 | 0.0008 |
Pathology data | ||||
Pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma | 94 | 101 | 195 | < 0.001 |
Others1 | 360 | 172 | 532 |
- Citation: Chen YT, Ma FH, Wang CF, Zhao DB, Zhang YW, Tian YT. Elderly patients had more severe postoperative complications after pancreatic resection: A retrospective analysis of 727 patients. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(7): 844-851
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v24/i7/844.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i7.844