Short and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic colectomy in obese patients

Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of the two groups n (%)

Variable	LPS (n= 98)	Open (n= 98)	P value
Age (yr)	66.9 ± 12.2	68.7 ± 15	0.31
Male/female	52/46	47/51	0.34
ASA score	2.3 ± 0.7	2.4 ± 0.9	0.57
BMI (kg/m2)	31.9 ± 2.1	32.3 ± 2.5	0.13
Cancer/benign/disease	85/13	79/19	0.34
Previous surgery (%)1	8 (8.1)	10 (10.2)	0.30
Type of operation
Right colectomy	57	57
Left colectomy	41	41
Tumour stage	n = 85	n = 79	0.77
Stage 0	13 (15.2)	9 (11.3)
Stage 1	14 (16.5)	13 (16.3)
Stage 2	29 (34.2)	32 (40.6)
Stage 3	25 (29.4)	20 (25.4)
Stage 4	4 (4.7)	5 (6.4)

¹Only abdominal surgeries were included; Values are reported as mean ± SD or n (%). BMI: Body mass index; LPS: Laparoscopic; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists.