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Table 5 Comparison of surgical outcomes and postoperative recovery in subgroup analysis

From: Laparoscopic gastrectomy in obese gastric cancer patients: a comparative study with non-obese patients and evaluation of difference in laparoscopic methods

Variable

Overall

Non-obese

Obese

LAG (n = 724)

TLG (n = 967)

P value

LAG (n = 557)

TLG (n = 698)

P value

LAG (n = 167)

TLG (n = 269)

P value

Operation time (min)

220.2 ± 33.5

210.0 ± 25.6

<0.01

215.4 ± 32.9

205.4 ± 26.1

<0.01

236.0 ± 30.9

221.7 ± 20.0

<0.01

Blood loss (mL)

122.5 ± 39.8

117.1 ± 33.3

<0.01

115.0 ± 35.5

112.1 ± 33.0

0.14

147.5 ± 43.3

130.3 ± 30.2

<0.01

Number of RLN

34.7 ± 9.7

35.4 ± 9.4

0.11

34.6 ± 9.8

35.8 ± 9.8

0.04

34.9 ± 9.4

34.5 ± 8.3

0.64

Time to first flatus (d)

3.4 ± 0.9

3.3 ± 0.8

0.02

3.3 ± 0.8

3.2 ± 0.8

0.17

3.8 ± 0.9

3.5 ± 0.9

<0.01

Time to starting diet (d)

4.4 ± 0.9

4.3 ± 1.1

0.08

4.3 ± 0.9

4.3 ± 1.1

0.63

4.8 ± 1.0

4.5 ± 1.1

<0.01

Postoperative hospital stay (d)

9.3 ± 2.6

9.0 ± 1.9

0.03

9.1 ± 2.5

8.9 ± 2.0

0.12

9.9 ± 2.8

9.4 ± 1.8

0.03

  1. LAG laparoscopic-assisted gastrectomy, TLG totally laparoscopic gastrectomy, RLN Regional lymph nodes