Intestinal microbiota characteristics and dietary fiber intervention in patients undergoing endoscopic mucosa resection

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants, n (%)

Characteristic	Total (n = 86)	Intervention group (n = 43)	Control group (n = 43)	P value
Age (years), mean ± SD	52.3 ± 8.6	51.7 ± 8.2	53.0 ± 8.9	0.468
Gender	-	-	-	0.752
Male	50 (58.1)	25 (58.1)	25 (58.1)	0.752
Female	36 (41.9)	18 (41.9)	18 (41.9)	0.752
Tumor location	-	-	-	0.861
Stomach	54 (62.8)	27 (62.8)	27 (62.8)	0.861
Esophagus	20 (23.3)	10 (23.3)	10 (23.3)	0.861
Colorectum	12 (13.9)	6 (13.9)	6 (13.9)	0.861
Tumor size (cm)	2.5 ± 1.2	2.4 ± 1.1	2.6 ± 1.3	0.532
Pathological type	-	-	-	0.695
Adenoma	62 (72.1)	31 (72.1)	31 (72.1)	0.695
Early cancer	24 (27.9)	12 (27.9)	12 (27.9)	0.695
Surgery duration (minutes), mean ± SD	45.6 ± 12.3	44.8 ± 11.7	46.4 ± 12.9	0.486
Anesthesia method	-	-	-	0.921
Local anesthesia	52 (60.5)	26 (60.5)	26 (60.5)	0.921
General anesthesia	34 (39.5)	17 (39.5)	17 (39.5)	0.921