Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2016; 22(13): 3602-3610
Published online Apr 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i13.3602
Table 1 Patient characteristics n (%)
L-TME(n = 58)R-TME(n = 53)P value
Age1 (yr)66 (33-80)66 (42-84)0.597
Sex0.031
Male42 (72.4)27 (50.9)
Female16 (27.6)26 (49.1)
BMI1 (kg/m2)24.6 (19-37)24.6 (18-31)0.512
ASA score0.082
17 (12.1)11 (20.8)
231 (53.4)33 (62.3)
320 (34.5)9 (16.9)
Neoadjuvant therapy25 (43.1)26 (49.1)0.571
Tumour location from anal verge1 (cm)8 (3-12)8 (4-12)0.607
CEA11.55 (0.6-51.6)1.65 (0.5-11.1)0.803
CA 19.917.85 (0.8-241)7.5 (2-905)0.896