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Table 1 Demographics and other characteristics

From: Feasibility of purely laparoscopic resection of locally advanced rectal cancer in obese patients

Characteristic

Normal weight

Overweight

Obese N=7

N=7

N=12

 

Sex

   

 Male; no (%)

5 (71.4%)

8 (66.7%)

2 (28.6%)

 Female; no (%)

2 (28.6%)

4 (33.3%)

5 (71.4%)

Median age (yr)

65

63

66

Range (yr)

52 to 85

46 to 86

52 to 76

Median BMI(kg/m2)

20.9

28.2

36.1

Range (kg/m2)

18.8 to 24.9

25.5 to 29.8

31.1 to 41.5

Median no. of comorbidities

2.0

1.0

3.0

Range

0.0 to 3.0

0.0 to 3.0

0.0 to 5.0

Median ASA score

2.0

2.0

3.0

Range

2.0 to 4.0

2.0 to 3.0

2.0 to 4.0