Plasma chitinase 3-like 1 is persistently elevated during first month after minimally invasive colorectal cancer resection

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population

Age, years (mean ± SD)	65.66 ± 12.83
Sex, n (%)
Male	42 (52.5)
Female	38 (47.5)
Incision length, cm (mean ± SD)	7.78 ± 3.61
Operative time, min (mean ± SD)	308.3 ± 124.2
Length of stay, d (mean ± SD)	6.68 ± 4.30
Type of resection, n (%)
Right	24 (30.0)
Transverse	5 (6.2)
Left	6 (7.5)
Sigmoid/rectosigmoid	13 (16.3)
LAR/AR	26 (32.5)
APR	2 (2.5)
Subtotal/total	4 (5.0)
Surgical method, n (%)
Laparoscopic-assisted	47 (59.0)
Hand-assisted/hybrid laparoscopic	33(41.0)