Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patients with oesophageal cancer
Clinical characteristics | MIE group (n=169) | OE group (n=169) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | 0.804 |
 Male | 126 (74.6%) | 124 (73.4%) |  |
 Female | 43 (25.4%) | 45 (26.6%) |  |
Age | Â | Â | 0.229 |
 ≤ 49 | 16 (9.5%) | 13 (7.7%) |  |
 50–59 | 46 (27.2%) | 47 (27.8%) |  |
 60–69 | 89 (52.7%) | 78 (46.2%) |  |
 70–79 | 18 (10.7%) | 29 (17.2%) |  |
 ≥ 80 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (1.2%) |  |
Preoperative smoker | Â | Â | 0.446 |
 Yes | 79 (46.7%) | 86 (50.9%) |  |
 No | 90 (53.3%) | 83 (49.1%) |  |
Tumour location (%) | Â | Â | 0.967 |
 Upper | 16 (9.5%) | 17 (10.1%) |  |
 Mid | 90 (53.3%) | 91 (53.8%) |  |
 Lower | 63 (37.3%) | 61 (36.1%) |  |
Preoperative diet | Â | Â | 0.109 |
 Solid | 24 (14.2%) | 20 (11.8%) |  |
 Semi-liquid | 84 (49.7%) | 96 (56.8%) |  |
 Total liquid | 36 (21.3%) | 41 (24.3%) |  |
 Water | 25 (14.8%) | 12 (7.1%) |  |
Comorbidity | 37 (21.9%) | 28 (16.6%) | 0.214 |
 Hypertension | 16 (9.5%) | 11 (6.5%) | 0.316 |
 Diabetes | 6 (3.6%) | 7 (4.1%) | 0.777 |
 Coronary artery disease | 5 (3.0%) | 4 (2.4%) | 1.000 |
 COPD | 7 (4.1%) | 4 (2.4%) | 0.358 |
 Arrhythmia | 2 (1.2%) | 2 (1.2%) | 0.174 |
 Liver cirrhosis | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1.000 |