Early postoperative complications after transverse colostomy closure, a retrospective study

Table 4 Comparison between the complication group and the no complication group, n (%)

Characteristics	Complications (n = 30)	No complications (n = 72)	P value
Age, yr	58.3 ± 11.3	57.5 ± 13.3	0.756
Sex			0.677
Male	17 (56.7)	44 (61.1)
Female	13 (43.3)	28 (38.9)
BMI, kg/m2	22.3 ± 2.9	22.4 ± 3.3	0.85
Smoking	12 (40.0)	30 (41.7)	0.876
Drinking	13 (43.3)	23 (31.9)	0.273
Hypertension	6 (20.0)	15 (20.8)	0.924
T2DM	2 (6.7)	7 (9.7)	1
Pre-operative hemoglobin, g/L	126.9 ± 20.0	130.7 ± 16.2	0.322
Pre-operative albumin, g/L	41.5 ± 4.1	42.8 ± 4.5	0.174
Interval from transverse colostomy to reversal, month	7.8 ± 6.2	7.1 ± 3.6	0.452
Methods of anastomosis			0.633
End-to-end anastomosis	8 (26.7)	27 (37.5)
End-to-side anastomosis	6 (20.0)	21 (29.7)
Side-to side anastomosis	16 (53.3)	24 (33.3)
Operation time	133.0 ± 57.3	132.7 ± 67.0	0.979
Blood loss	47.4 ± 54.9	42.3 ± 43.1	0.617
Hospital stay	15.4 ± 16.0	6.9 ± 2.7	< 0.01a

^aP value < 0.05.

Variables are expressed as the mean ± SD, n (%). BMI: Body mass index; T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus.