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Table 1 Comparison of clinical pathology between the two groups (*: using Fisher exact probability method. a Anemia is defined as male HB ≤ 120g/L and female HB ≤ 110 g/L. b Hypoalbuminemia is defined as ≤ 35 g/L)

From: Comparing intracorporeal mechanical anastomosis vs. hand-sewn esophagojejunostomy after total laparoscopic gastrectomy for esophagogastric junction cancer: a single-center study

Clinicopathological features

Hand-sewn group (n = 30)

Mechanical group (n = 30)

Statistical value

P value

Age(year, x±s)

60.6 ± 9.5

63.3 ± 8.4

t= 0.326

0.570

Sex

  

χ2= 1.763

0.184

Male

21

16

  

Female

9

14

  

BMI(kg/m2, x ±s)

24.2 ± 3.2

23.7 ± 2.9

t= 0.205

0.653

Smoking

  

χ2= 0.617

0.432

Yes

19

16

  

No

11

14

  

Alcohol drinking

  

χ2= 0.069

0.793

Yes

12

13

  

No

18

17

  

Hypertension

  

χ2= 2.256

0.233

Yes

5

10

  

No

25

20

  

Diabetes

  

χ2= 0.418

0.748

Yes

7

5

  

No

23

25

  

Combined anemiaa

  

χ2= 3.433*

0.145

Yes

2

7

  

No

28

23

  
   

χ2= 2.052

0.152

Combined with Hypoproteinemiab

    

Yes

6

11

  

No

24

19

  

Siewert classification

  

χ2= 0.084

0.347

II

5

8

  

III

25

22

  

Pathological stage

  

χ2= 1.700*

0.427

I

5

4

  

II

13

9

  

III

12

17