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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants

From: Which surgical approach is more favorable for pheochromocytoma of different sizes (< 6 cm vs. ≥ 6 cm)? A single retrospective center experience

 

LTA (n = 38)

PRA (n = 80)

P

Sex

 Male

12 (31.6%)

36 (45.0%)

0.16

 Female

26 (68.4%)

44 (55.0%)

0.24

 Age/years

49.0 ± 13.2

47.2 ± 13.1

0.86

BMI/kg/m2

  < 18.5

1 (2.6%)

5 (6.3%)

0.86

 18.5 ≤ BMI < 24

10 (26.3%)

67 (83.8%)

0.01

  ≥ 24

27 (71.1%)

8 (10%)

0.01

Preoperative hypertension

24 (63.2%)

54 (67.5%)

0.81

Preoperative diabetes

5 (13.1%)

14 (17.5%)

0.82

History of abdominal surgery

7 (18.4%)

17 (21.3%)

0.91

Preoperative systolic blood pressure/mmHg

124.7 ± 21.2

131.3 ± 21.5

0.76

Preoperative diastolic blood pressure/mmHg

81.2 ± 13.6

83.2 ± 14.4

0.85

Tumor location

 Right

21 (55.3%)

54 (67.5%)

0.52

 Left

17 (44.7%)

26 (32.5%)

0.41

Tumor size/cm

5.8 ± 2.4

4.7 ± 2.1

0.26

  1. LTA indicates lateral transperitoneal adrenalectomy, PRA posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy, BMI body mass index