Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Oct 27, 2015; 7(10): 261-266
Published online Oct 27, 2015. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v7.i10.261
Table 1 Patient characteristics n (%)
AllBMI < 25BMI 26-30BMI > 30P value
Number254106 (41.7)98 (38.6)50 (19.7)< 0.001
Males122 (48)41 (38.7)58 (59.2)23 (46)0.01
BMI26 (23-30)22.5 (2.1)27.8 (1.5)35.3 (5.9)< 0.001
ASA grade2 (0.6)1.9 (0.6)2.0 (0.6)2.2 (0.6)0.04
Previous abdominal surgery80 (31.5)34 (32)30 (30.6)16 (32)0.972
Co-morbidities187 (73.6)76 (71.7)75 (76.5)36 (72)0.789