Table 1 General data of patients in the three groups.
Items | Group A (n = 213) | Group B (n = 225) | Group C (n = 219) | t/χ2 | P values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (year, \({\overline{\text{X}}}\) ± s) | 47.43 ± 16.71 | 51.27 ± 12.89 | 50.67 ± 14.97 | 0.95 | 0.39 |
Sex [n (%)] | 0.07 | 0.97 | |||
Men | 117 (54.93%) | 121 (53.78%) | 118 (53.88%) | ||
Women | 96 (45.07%) | 104 (46.22%) | 101 (46.12%) | ||
Diseases | 13.80 | 0.09 | |||
Lymphoma | 136 (63.85%) | 143 (63.56%) | 132 (60.27%) | ||
Lung cancer | 38 (17.84%) | 24 (10.67%) | 40 (18.27%) | ||
Esophageal cancer | 15 (7.04%) | 17 (7.55%) | 8 (3.65%) | ||
Gastric cancer | 9 (4.23%) | 20 (8.89%) | 16 (7.31%) | ||
Others | 15 (7.04%) | 21 (9.33%) | 23 (10.50%) | ||
Body height (cm, \({\overline{\text{X}}}\) ± s) | 166.08 ± 7.64 | 168.63 ± 7.37 | 166.76 ± 7.83 | 1.27 | 0.28 |
Body weight (Kg, \({\overline{\text{X}}}\) ± s) | 64.20 ± 10.77 | 66.01 ± 11.78 | 63.88 ± 12.16 | 0.43 | 0.65 |
BMI (Kg/m2, \({\overline{\text{X}}}\) ± s) | 23.16 ± 2.72 | 23.20 ± 3.72 | 22.85 ± 3.17 | 0.17 | 0.84 |
Arm circumference (cm, \({\overline{\text{X}}}\) ± s) | 26.86 ± 2.96 | 26.65 ± 2.65 | 26.99 ± 2.81 | 0.21 | 0.81 |
Port arm [n (%)] | 1.08 | 0.58 | |||
Left | 23 (10.80%) | 26 (11.56%) | 19 (8.68%) | ||
Right | 190 (89.20%) | 199 (88.44%) | 200 (91.32%) | ||
Punctured vein [n (%)] | 1.08 | 0.58 | |||
Basilic vein | 174 (81.69%) | 192 (85.33%) | 184 (84.02%) | ||
Brachial vein | 39 (18.31%) | 33 (14.67%) | 35 (15.98%) | ||
Implanted length (cm, \({\overline{\text{X}}}\) ± s) | 37.69 ± 3.20 | 37.89 ± 2.42 | 37.22 ± 2.66 | 0.89 | 0.42 |
Number of venous punctures | 0.90 | 0.92 | |||
Once | 200 (93.90%) | 214 (95.11%) | 204 (93.15%) | ||
Twice | 9 (4.23%) | 8 (3.56%) | 10 (4.57%) | ||
Three times or more | 4 (1.87%) | 3 (1.33%) | 5 (2.28%) |
