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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Persistent descending mesocolon as a vital risk factor for anastomotic failure and prolonged operative time for sigmoid colon and rectal cancers

Variables

Total cohort

Matched cohort

PDM (n = 32)

Non-PDM (n = 813)

P

PDM (n = 27)

Non-PDM (n = 105)

p

Age

  

0.839

  

1.000

  ≥ 60

15 (46.9%)

396 (48.7%)

 

10 (37.0%)

40(38.1%)

 

  < 60

17 (53.1%)

417 (51.3%)

 

17(63.0%)

65(61.9%)

 

Gender

  

0.117

  

0.748

 Male

24 (76.0%)

498 (61.3%)

 

19(70.4%)

68(64.8%)

 

 Female

8 (24.0%)

315 (38.7%)

 

8(29.6%)

37(35.2%)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

  

0.820

  

0.811

 ≥ 25

32 (40.6%)

314 (38.6%)

 

10 (37.0%)

44(41.9)

 

 < 25

19 (59.4%)

499 (61.4%)

 

17(63.0%)

61(58.1)

 

ASA score

  

0.822

  

0.988

 I/II

28 (84.0%)

700 (86.1%)

 

23(85.2)

92(87.6)

 

 III

4 (16.0%)

113 (13.9%)

 

4(14.8)

13(12.4)

 

Tumor location

  

0.011

  

0.936

 Rb

12 (32.0)

137 (16.9)

 

7(25.9)

30(28.6)

 

 Ra

9 (32.0)

309(38.0)

 

9(33.3)

36(34.3)

 

 Rs

11(36.0)

367 (45.1)

 

11(40.7)

39(37.1)

 

pTNM

  

0.804

  

0.936

 I

9 (28.0%)

194 (23.9%)

 

8(29.6)

34(32.4)

 

 II

10 (40.0%)

235 (28.9%)

 

7(25.9)

29(27.6)

 

 III

12 (28.0%)

347 (42.7%)

 

11(40.7)

40(38.1)

 

 IV

1 (4.0%)

37 (4.5%)

 

1(3.7)

2(1.9)

 

CEA

  

0.688

  

0.390

  ≥ 5 ng/L

9 (28.1%)

256 (31.5%)

 

7(25.9)

18(18.8)

 

  < 5 ng/L

23 (71.9%)

557 (68.5%)

 

20(74.1)

78(81.2)

 

nCRT

5 (8.0%)

122 (15.0%)

0.923

5(18.5)

18(17.1)

1.000

LCA retention

14(43.8)

104(12.8)

0.001

9(33.3)

32(30.5)

0.958

ICG

      
  1. PDM: Persistent descending mesocolon, BMI Body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, CEA Carcinoembryonic antigen, nCRT Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, LCA Left colic artery, Ra Rectum(above the peritoneal reflection), Rb Rectum(below the peritoneal reflection), Rs Rectosigmoid