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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jul 27, 2026; 18(7): 119151
Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.119151
Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.119151
Table 1 Comparison of characteristics between training cohort and validation cohort, n (%)/median (interquartile range)/mean± SD
| Characteristics | Training cohort (n = 286) | Validation cohort (n = 123) | P value |
| Age (years) | 65.00 (57.00-72.00) | 65.00 (59.00-71.00) | 0.784 |
| Sex | 0.672 | ||
| Male | 183 (63.99) | 76 (61.79) | |
| Female | 103 (36.01) | 47 (38.21) | |
| American Society of Anesthesiologists grade | 0.430 | ||
| Low | 203 (70.98) | 92 (74.80) | |
| High | 83 (29.02) | 31 (25.20) | |
| Operation | 0.823 | ||
| Laparoscopy | 164 (57.34) | 72 (58.54) | |
| Laparotomy | 122 (42.66) | 51 (41.46) | |
| Surgical duration (minutes) | 264.00 (210.00-315.00) | 252.00 (193.00-317.00) | 0.925 |
| Preoperative total bilirubin (μmol/L) | 11.50 (8.70-14.60) | 11.90 (8.80-15.50) | 0.497 |
| Preoperative alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 14.00 (10.00-20.00) | 13.00 (9.00-21.00) | 0.869 |
| Preoperative aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | 16.00 (14.00-20.00) | 17.00 (14.00-21.00) | 0.480 |
| Preoperative gamma-glutamyl transferase (U/L) | 19.00 (14.00-30.00) | 18.00 (13.00-25.00) | 0.224 |
| Preoperative albumin (g/L) | 37.16 ± 4.22 | 37.88 ± 4.35 | 0.117 |
- Citation: Feng F, Wang JG, Li C, Qiu ZC, An Y, Ren ZT, Chen JF, Gong L, Peng JR. Albumin as a predictor in a nomogram for severe complications following gastrointestinal surgery and how to manage it. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(7): 119151
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v18/i7/119151.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.119151