Clinicopathologic differences before and after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy according to obesity

Table 1 Preoperative clinical characteristics of obese and non-obese patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy, %

Variable	Obese (n = 31)	Non-obese (n = 34)	P value
Age (years)	57.9 ± 13.1	59.1 ± 11.9	0.711
Sex (M:F)	14:17	12:22	0.417
Hypertension	45.2	29.4	0.189
Diabetes	19.4	8.8	0.220
ASA score ≥ 3	25.8	2.9	0.008b
HbA1c	6.08 ± 0.68	5.71 ± 0.39	0.014a
Vitamin D (ng/mL)	23.26 ± 7.16	30.91 ± 10.61	0.035a
Elevated triglycerides	41.7	10.0	0.036a
Elevated HDL	0.0	40.0	0.011a

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.

M: Male; F: Female; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI: Body mass index; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; HbA1c: Glycated hemoglobin.