Predictors of complications after prophylactic ileostomy reversal for rectal cancer: A retrospective study

Table 3 Comparison between the stoma-related group and the no stoma-related complication group

Characteristics	Stoma-related Complication (28)	No stoma-related complication (411)	P value
Age, (yr)	64.8 ± 10.7	61.4 ± 11.4	0.133
Sex			0.277
Male	16 (53.2)	276 (64.0)
Female	12 (46.8)	135 (36.0)
BMI (kg/m2)	23.8 ± 2.9	22.2 ± 3.0	< 0.01a
Smoking	10 (35.3)	154 (39.2)	0.853
Drinking	8 (28.5)	136 (32.6)	0.622
Hypertension	11 (26.4)	94 (24.1)	0.049a
T2DM	4 (12.8)	38 (10.2)	0.329
Hemoglobin	123.9 ± 21.9	124.8 ± 17.0	0.793
Albumin (g/L)	39.7 ± 4.0	40.6 ± 4.3	0.287
The time from primary surgery to ileostomy reversal (months)	6.3 ± 3.8	4.5 ± 2.8	< 0.01a
Operation time (min)	113.7 ± 60.3	92.9 ± 39.5	0.010a
Blood loss (mL)	39.6 ± 36.9	29.1 ± 34.3	0.116
Hospital stay (d)	5.3 ± 1.7	5.7 ± 3.1	0.452

^aP < 0.05.

T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus; BMI: Body mass index.