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Table 4 Comparison of clinical variables and perioperative outcomes in the two groups

From: Three-port single-intercostal versus uniportal thoracoscopic segmentectomy for the treatment of lung cancer: a propensity score matching analysis

 

Operative time (min)

p value

Blood loss (mL)a

p value

 

Three-port

(n = 143)

Single-port

(n = 143)

 

Three-port

(n = 143)

Single-port

(n = 143)

 

Age (years)

  < 55

111.5 (31.4)

119.2 (31.0)

0.151

30 (10 –125)

34 (10 –50)

0.204

  ≥ 55

116.4 (43.4)

114.9 (28.0)

0.809

35 (10 –140)

32 (10 –1000)

0.840

p value

0.444

0.384

 

0.289

0.913

 

Sex

 Male

118.5 (48.0)

117.4 (31.3)

0.914

31 (10 –60)

36 (10 –1000)

0.305

 Female

112.8 (35.0)

116.8 (29.0)

0.349

31 (10 –140)

32 (10 –100)

0.757

p value

0.465

0.926

 

0.678

0.152

 

Location

 Left upper lobe

111.1 (27.7)

117.5 (29.2)

0.332

32 (10 –140)

36 (10 –1000)

0.403

 Left lower lobe

128.3 (48.7)

120.3 (32.0)

0.521

29 (10 –54)

35 (12 –100)

0.321

p value

0.164

0.718

 

0.440

0.854

 

 Right upper lobe

107.7 (41.4)

114.4 (27.1)

0.343

29 (12 –120)

35 (10 –50)

0.659

 Right lower lobe

121.4 (33.2)

117.6 (31.9)

0.648

34 (10 –125)

30 (10 –50)

0.426

p value

0.138

0.629

 

0.480

0.647

 

Tumor size (cm)

 ≤ 1

113.4 (37.7)

119.4 (30.5)

0.254

31 (10 –125)

35 (10 –52)

0.426

 > 1

115.0 (38.5)

113.2 (27.5)

0.789

32 (10 –140)

32 (10 –1000)

0.775

p value

0.811

0.222

 

0.969

0.956

 
  1. Data are presented as the median (range) or the mean (SD). aSkewed distribution: the Mann–Whitney U test was applied