Obese patients have similar short-term outcomes to non-obese in laparoscopic colorectal surgery

Table 1 Patient characteristics n (%)

	All	BMI < 25	BMI 26-30	BMI > 30	P value
Number	254	106 (41.7)	98 (38.6)	50 (19.7)	< 0.001
Males	122 (48)	41 (38.7)	58 (59.2)	23 (46)	0.01
BMI	26 (23-30)	22.5 (2.1)	27.8 (1.5)	35.3 (5.9)	< 0.001
ASA grade	2 (0.6)	1.9 (0.6)	2.0 (0.6)	2.2 (0.6)	0.04
Previous abdominal surgery	80 (31.5)	34 (32)	30 (30.6)	16 (32)	0.972
Co-morbidities	187 (73.6)	76 (71.7)	75 (76.5)	36 (72)	0.789

Data presented as mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise indicated. Comparisons are between the three BMI groups. BMI: Body mass index; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists.