Short and long-term outcomes between laparoscopic and open total gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 136 gastric cancer patients after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (mean ± SD)

Clinical characteristic	LTG group (n = 61)	OTG group (n = 75)	P value
Gender			0.821
Male	47	59
Female	14	16
Age (yr)	57.56 ± 10.35	56.84 ± 11.95	0.712
BMI (kg/m2)	22.81 ± 2.67	23.67 ± 3.31	0.099
CCI score, n (%)			0.982
0-2	43	53
> 2	18	22
History of abdominal surgery			0.179
No	54	60
Yes	7	15
Clinical tumor stage
cT			0.695
T2	1	6
T3	22	23
T4	38	46
cN			0.191
N0	7	4
N+	54	71
cTNM			0.468
II	5	9
III	56	66
Historical factor			0.088
2012-2015	22	38
2016-2019	39	37

LTG: Laparoscopic total gastrectomy; OTG: Open total gastrectomy; CCI: Comprehensive complication index; BMI: Body mass index; NACT: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy.