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Table 2 Comparison of general patient characteristics between groups according to cancer recurrence and survival states

From: Associations of muscle and adipose tissue parameters with long-term outcomes in middle and low rectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Characteristics

Recurrence

Death

Yes

No

P

Yes

No

P

N = 42

N = 113

N = 21

N = 134

Age (years)

62.8 ± 12.6

61.1 ± 12.6

0.480

58.7 ±12.3

62.0 ±12.6

0.261

Female

14(33.3)

42(37.2)

0.659

11(52.4)

45(33.6)

0.095

HTN

10(23.8)

31(27.4)

0.649

6(28.6)

35(26.1)

0.813

DM

3(7.1)

15(13.3)

0.437

0(0.0)

18(13.4)

0.156

CAD

7(16.7)

11(9.7)

0.360

2 (9.5)

16(11.9)

1.000

Weight (kg)

59.8 ± 8.6

58.8 ± 9.6

0.582

55.0 ± 9.7

59.7 ± 9.1

0.028*

Height (m)

1.63 ± 6.9

1.63 ± 7.8

0.735

1.61 ± 7.3

1.63 ± 7.5

0.121

BMI (kg/m2)

22.2 ± 2.1

22.1 ± 3.2

0.743

21.1 ± 2.9

22.3 ± 3.0

0.095

CEA (ng/mL)

5.5 ± 9.4

10.0 ± 20.1

0.058

13.4 ± 26.5

8.1 ± 16.2

0.378

Blood loss (ml)

180.7 ± 320.7

171.6 ± 437.2

0.902

135.7 ± 112.0

180.1 ± 436.5

0.645

ASA grade

  

0.449

  

0.479

1

19(45.2)

44(38.9)

 

10(47.6)

53(39.6)

 

2

18(42.9)

52(46.0)

 

7(33.3)

63(47.0)

 

3

5(11.9)

17(15.0)

 

4(19.0)

18(13.4)

 

Complications

  

0.074

  

0.025*

None

18(42.9)

69(61.1)

 

7(33.3)

80(59.7)

 

Minor

16(38.1)

24(21.2)

 

6(28.6)

34(25.4)

 

Major

8(19.0)

20(17.7)

 

8(38.1)

20(14.9)

 

Length of stay (days)

25.2 ± 10.0

23.5 ± 7.3

0.245

23.1 ± 6.7

24.1 ± 8.3

0.607

  1. *Significant P values
  2. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, BMI body mass index, CAD coronary heart disease, CEA carcinoembryonic antigen, DM diabetes mellitus, HTN hypertension