Impact of visceral fat distribution on postoperative complications in high-aged patients undergoing gastric cancer surgery: A cross-sectional study

Table 3 Relationship between postoperative complications and visceral fat area, n (%)

Item	Anastomotic lesions	Surgical incision infection or fat liquefaction	Lung infection	Abdominal infection	Intestinal obstruction	Other	With complication
VFA-L	1 (0.9)	2 (1.8)	1 (0.9)	1 (0.9)	1 (0.9)	2 (1.8)	7 (6.4)
VFA-H	4 (7.4)	5 (9.3)	2 (3.7)	2 (3.7)	1 (1.9)	3 (5.6)	15 (27.8)
χ2	5.115	4.843	1.552	1.552	0.260	1.681	14.106
P value	0.024	0.028	0.213	0.213	0.610	0.195	0.000

VFA-L: Low visceral fat area; VFA-H: High visceral fat area.