Optimal choice of stapler and digestive tract reconstruction method after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer: A prospective case–control study

Table 1 Comparison of baseline data of the four groups

	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	P value
n	22	22	22	21
Sex (male/female)	14/8	12/10	11/11	10/11	0.663
Age (yr)	50.36 ± 5.62	51.23 ± 5.48	50.64 ± 5.02	52.24 ± 5.82	0.722
Body mass index (kg/m2)	22.17 ± 2.52	23.64 ± 2.42	22.17 ± 2.52	22.64 ± 2.41	0.167
Pathologic tumor stage (I/II/III)	10/7/5	9/7/6	8/8/6	9/6/6	0.996
Gastric cancer tissue type (adenocarcinoma/papillary adenocarcinoma/other)	15/4/3	15/3/4	14/4/4	15/2/4	0.983