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Table 1 Demographics comparison of the elderly and younger patients before PS matching

From: Liver resection for colorectal liver-limited metastases in elderly patients: a propensity score matching analysis

Variable

Aged < 70 years (n = 651)

Aged ≥ 70 years (n = 73)

P value

Standardized mean difference

Age (years)

56 (19–69)

73 (70–83)

< 0.001

 

Gender, male

417 (64.1%)

51 (69.9%)

0.325

0.173

ASA

  

< 0.001

0.487

 I–II

596 (91.6%)

48 (65.8%)

  

 III–IV

55 (8.4%)

25 (34.2%)

  

Comorbidity

274 (42.1%)

50 (68.5%)

< 0.001

0.564

 Cerebrovascular disease

17 (2.6%)

5 (6.8%)

0.061

0.134

 Arrhythmia

9 (1.4%)

1 (1.4%)

1.000

<0.001

 Ischemic heart disease

36(5.5%)

9(12.3%)

0.036

0.474

 Diabetes mellitus

94 (14.4%)

15 (20.5%)

0.166

0.265

 Hypertension

178 (27.3%)

40 (54.8%)

< 0.001

0.648

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

5 (0.8%)

2 (2.7%)

0.151

0.362

 Chronic renal dysfunction

4 (0.6%)

1 (1.4%)

0.413

0.242

 Accompanying liver disease

29 (4.5%)

2 (2.7%)

0.760

0.198

Primary tumor sideness

  

0.198

 

 Right side

112 (17.2%)

17 (23.3%)

  

 Left side

539 (82.8%)

56 (76.7%)

  

Primary T

  

0.659

 

 pT1-T2

64 (9.8%)

6 (8.2%)

  

 pT3-T4

587 (90.2%)

67 (91.8%)

  

Primary N

  

0.869

0.087

 pN0

199 (30.6%)

23 (31.5%)

  

 pN1-2

452 (69.4%)

50 (68.5%)

  

Number of liver metastases(LM)

 

0.032

0.674

 ≤ 3

447 (68.7%)

59 (80.8%)

  

 > 3

204 (31.3%)

14 (19.2%)

  

Distribution of LM

  

0.084

 

 Unilobar

341 (52.4%)

46 (63.0%)

  

 Bilobar

310 (47.6%)

27 (37.0%)

  

Maximum diameter of LM

  

0.631

 

 ≤ 5 cm

566 (86.9%)

62 (84.9%)

  

 > 5 cm

85 (13.1%)

11 (15.1%)

  

Temporal relationship

  

0.796

 

 Synchronous

367 (56.4%)

40 (54.8%)

  

 Metachronous

284 (44.6%)

33 (45.2%)

  

Preoperative chemotherpy cycles

 

0.025

0.743

 ≤ 6 cycles

565 (86.8%)

70 (95.9%)

  

 > 6 cycles

86 (13.2%)

3 (4.1%)

  

Preoperative clinical risk score (CRS)

 

0.590

0.234

 0–2

344 (52.8%)

41 (56.2%)

  

 3–5

307 (47.2%)

32 (43.8%)

  

RAS/BRAF mutation

215(33.0%)

27(37.0%)

0.496

0.286

Preoperative CEA (ng/ml)

8.19 (0.47–1351.00)

8.53 (1.23–224.80)

0.566

0.344

Preoperative CA199(U/ml)

22.03 (0.00–29909.00)

24.56 (0.00–1354.00)

0.633

 

Repeat resection after recurrence

73 (11.2%)

8 (11.0%)

0.948

0.063

Postoperative chemotherapy

442 (67.9%)

40 (54.8%)

0.024

0.766