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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2026; 32(48): 122776
Published online Dec 28, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.122776
Published online Dec 28, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.122776
Table 3 Characteristics of patients before and after propensity score matching, n (%)/median (interquartile range)
| Characteristics | Before PSM (n = 347) | After PSM (n = 222) | ||||||
| Open | Laparoscopic | P value | SMD | Open | Laparoscopic | P value | SMD | |
| Sex | 0.068 | 0.21 | 0.494 | 0.10 | ||||
| Female | 88 (49) | 101 (60) | 57 (51) | 63 (57) | ||||
| Male | 90 (51) | 68 (40) | 54 (49) | 48 (43) | ||||
| Age (years) | 58 (51, 64) | 59 (51, 65) | 0.686 | 0.03 | 56 (49, 63) | 57 (51, 64) | 0.714 | 0.05 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.70 (20.38, 23.11) | 21.71 (19.51, 23.28) | 0.469 | 0.10 | 21.70 (20.26, 22.80) | 21.15 (19.31, 23.16) | 0.667 | 0.08 |
| Previous abdominal surgery | 0.997 | 0.00 | 0.783 | 0.06 | ||||
| No | 120 (67) | 114 (67) | 76 (68) | 73 (66) | ||||
| Yes | 58 (33) | 55 (33) | 35 (32) | 38 (34) | ||||
| Tumor differentiation | 0.592 | 0.07 | 0.970 | 0.00 | ||||
| Well | 116 (65) | 116 (69) | 74 (67) | 78 (70) | ||||
| Poor | 62 (35) | 53 (31) | 37 (33) | 33 (30) | ||||
| T-stage | 0.241 | 0.26 | 1.000 | 0.00 | ||||
| T1 | 15 (8.4) | 22 (13) | 14 (13) | 14 (13) | ||||
| T2 | 71 (40) | 51 (30) | 48 (43) | 48 (43) | ||||
| T3a | 39 (22) | 48 (28) | 24 (22) | 24 (22) | ||||
| T3b | 48 (27) | 42 (25) | 22 (20) | 22 (20) | ||||
| T4 | 5 (2.8) | 6 (3.6) | 3 (2.7) | 3 (2.7) | ||||
| N-stage | < 0.001a | 0.55 | 0.917 | 0.07 | ||||
| N0 | 87 (49) | 122 (72) | 72 (65) | 72 (65) | ||||
| N1 | 75 (42) | 31 (18) | 31 (28) | 29 (26) | ||||
| N2 | 16 (9.0) | 16 (9.5) | 8 (7.2) | 10 (9.0) | ||||
| TNM-stage | < 0.001a | 0.72 | 0.978 | 0.05 | ||||
| IA+IB | 65 (37) | 59 (35) | 48 (43) | 49 (44) | ||||
| IIA | 20 (11) | 39 (23) | 20 (18) | 20 (18) | ||||
| IIB | 2 (1.1) | 21 (12) | 2 (1.8) | 2 (1.8) | ||||
| IIIA | 73 (41) | 30 (18) | 30 (27) | 28 (25) | ||||
| IIIB | 18 (10) | 20 (12) | 11 (9.9) | 12 (11) | ||||
| Preoperative raised serum CA19-9 | 0.656 | 0.05 | 0.990 | 0.02 | ||||
| ≤ 37 U/mL | 73 (41) | 65 (38) | 43 (39) | 44 (40) | ||||
| > 37 U/mL | 105 (59) | 104 (62) | 68 (61) | 67 (60) | ||||
| Preoperative raised serum CEA | 0.532 | 0.08 | 0.771 | 0.07 | ||||
| ≤ 5 ng/mL | 149 (84) | 136 (80) | 90 (81) | 87 (78) | ||||
| > 5 ng/mL | 29 (16) | 33 (20) | 21 (19) | 24 (22) | ||||
| Preoperative biliary drainage | 0.239 | 0.16 | 0.381 | 0.13 | ||||
| No | 123 (69) | 104 (62) | 76 (68) | 69 (62) | ||||
| Yes | 55 (31) | 65 (38) | 35 (32) | 42 (38) | ||||
- Citation: Guo XY, Zhang JZ, Guo T, Huang XR, Zhu DS, Zhang Z, Zheng H, Yu YH, Zhang ZW. Textbook outcome as a predictor of long-term prognosis in ampullary cancer: A retrospective cohort study. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(48): 122776
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