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

Table 2 Nature and number of operations

Operation	Total	BMI < 25	BMI 26-30	BMI > 30	P value
Anterior resection	107 (42.1)	46 (43.4)	37 (37.8)	24 (48)	0.462
Right hemicolectomy	82 (32.3)	32 (30.2)	34 (34.7)	16 (32)	0.789
Left hemicolectomy	7 (2.8)	3 (2.8)	2 (2.1)	2 (2)	0.787
Ileocaecal resection	10 (3.9)	5 (4.7)	5 (5.1)	0 (0)	0.277
Panproctocolectomy	7 (2.8)	5 (4.7)	2 (2.1)	0 (0)	0.209
Abdominoperineal resection	2 (0.8)	0 (0)	2 (2.1)	0 (0)	0.201
Sigmoid colectomy	5 (2)	1 (0.9)	3 (3.1)	1 (2)	0.553
Subtotal/total colectomy	11 (4.4)	6 (5.7)	3 (3.1)	2 (4)	0.426
Hartmann’s	3 (1.2)	1 (0.9)	2 (2.1)	0 (0)	0.530
Miscellaneous	20 (7.9)	7 (6.6)	8 (8.2)	5 (10)	0.756

Data presented as absolute number (percentage). Comparisons are between the three BMI groups. BMI: Body mass index.