Brief Article
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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. May 15, 2013; 4(2): 37-42
Published online May 15, 2013. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v4.i2.37
Table 1 Pre-operative characteristics of patients
Patient characteristicsOverweight(n = 141)Controls(n = 226)P value
BMI (kg/m2)28.622.1< 0.0001
Male/Female75/66127/990.5
Mean age (yr)63.7650.3
ASA risk
I10.40%5.10%0.06
II58.30%53.40%0.40
III29.60%36.40%0.20
IV1.70%5.10%0.30
Vascular resection15.60%22.10%0.10