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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of two groups

From: A potential anatomic subtype of short bowel syndrome: a matched case-control study

Characteristic

IP group (n = 24)

JP group (n = 48)

p value

Patient demographics

Age (years),median (range)

40(26–63)

45(30–65)

0.42

Male gender (%)

67 %

67 %

1.00

BMI, kg/m2 (Mean ± SD)

17.5 ± 2.6

18.0 ± 2.5

0.35

Transferred patients

3

5

0.29

Etiology for SBS

  

0.80

Mesenteric vascular disease

13

23

 

Small bowel volvulus

7

12

 

Intestinal adhesion/obstruction

2

7

 

Others

2

6

 

Anatomic features

Remnant intestine length,cm(Mean ± SD)

54.8 ± 28.8

57.9 ± 29.4

0.68

Jejunum, cm

7.3 ± 5.4

49.5 ± 26.3

<0.01

Ileum, cm

47.5 ± 25.0

8.4 ± 7.1

<0.01