Enhanced recovery program is safe and improves postoperative insulin resistance in gastrectomy

Table 1 Comparison of characteristics between conventional group and enhanced recovery after surgery group

Characteristics	Conventional group (n = 40)	ERAS group (n = 40)	P value
Gender			1.000
Male	24	20
Female	16	20
Age (yr)			1.000
< 70	28	29
≥ 70	12	11
BMI (kg/m2)			1.000
< 22	18	18
≥ 22	22	22
ASA-PS			1.000
1	10	11
2	30	29
Method			0.679
Partial gastrectomy	9	6
Distal gastrectomy	27	30
Total gastrectomy	4	4
Approach			0.809
Abdominal surgery	12	13
Laparoscopic surgery	28	27
Tumor characteristics			0.568
Gastric cancer	31	34
Submucosal tumor (GIST or schwannoma)	9	6

BMI: Body mass index; ASA-PS: American Society of Anesthesiologists - physical status; ERAS: Enhanced recovery after surgery; GIST: Gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumor.