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Table 3 Comparison of postoperative complications associated with postoperative CAR

From: Postoperative C-reactive protein/albumin ratio as a novel predictor for short-term complications following gastrectomy of gastric cancer

Characteristics

All (n = 322)

CAR < 3.04 (n = 203)

CAR ≥ 3.04 (n = 119)

P value

Overall, n (%)a, c

85 (26.4)

32 (15.8%)

53 (44.5%)

< 0.001

Grades I or II, n (%)a, c

56 (17.4)

20 (9.9%)

36 (30.3%)

< 0.001

Grade III or greater, n (%)a, c

29 (9.0)

12 (5.9%)

17 (14.3%)

0.011

Postoperative stay (days)b

15.4 ± 7.8

14.5 ± 5.6

17.1 ± 10.3

0.003

  1. CAR C-reactive protein to albumin ratio
  2. aClavien-Dindo’s classification of surgical complication
  3. bValues are expressed as the mean ± SD
  4. cValues are expressed as n (%)