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Table 1 Patients related factors for AL

From: Risk and early predictive factors of anastomotic leakage in laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer

Patient related factor

Leakage (−), n = 88

Leakage (+), n = 13

p value

Age (years), median [range]

64.5 [18~83]

60 [36~79]

0.39

Sex, n = No. (%)

 Male

43 (48.9)

10 (76.9)

0.077

 Female

45 (51.1)

3 (23.1)

Body mass index, median [range]

21.75 [15.4~29.7]

22.7 [17.9~26.4]

0.24

ASA, n = No. (%)

 1

29 (33.0)

5 (38.5)

0.82

 2

58 (65.9)

8 (61.5)

 3

1 (1.1)

0 (0)

Diabetes mellitus, n = No. (%)

 Yes

16 (18.2)

5 (38.5)

0.14

 No

72 (81.8)

8 (61.5)

Albumin (g/dl), median [range]

4.3 [2.7~4.9]

4.4 [3.2~4.9]

0.79

PNI, median [range]

52.1 [30.6~63.9]

53.4 [40.6~65.9]

0.50

  1. AL anastomotic leakage, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification, PNI prognostic nutritional index = 10 × Alb(g/dl) + 0.005 × total lymphocyte count (mm3)
  2. p < 0.05