Table 3 Comparison of clinico-pathological features between high and low CONUT groups [Significant differences (p < 0.05)].

From: Prediction of postoperative pulmonary complications using preoperative controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer

Clinical parameters

Total

(n = 922)

CONUT > 1.0

(n = 370)

CONUT ≤ 1.0

(n = 552)

P-value

Types of operation

Pneumonectomy

29 (3.2)

17 (4.6)

12 (2.2)

0.039

Lobectomy

745 (80.8)

291 (78.6)

454 (82.3)

0.174

Bilobectomy

32 (3.5)

19 (5.1)

13 (2.4)

0.024

Segmentectomy

64 (6.9)

25 (6.8)

39 (7.0)

0.857

Wedge resection

52 (5.6)

18 (4.9)

34 (6.1)

0.404

VATS

789 (85.6)

289 (78.1)

500 (90.6)

< 0.001

Postoperative findings

p-stage

   

< 0.001

 I

665 (72.1)

230 (62.1)

435 (78.8)

 

 II/III

257 (27.8)†

140 (37.8)**

117 (62.1)††

 

Adenocarcinoma

715 (77.5)

248 (67.0)

467 (84.6)

< 0.001

PPC predictors

CONUT score

1.6 ± 1.8

3.4 ± 1.7

0.5 ± 0.5

 

PNI

42.6 ± 5.7

46.4 ± 5.9

40.1 ± 4.0

< 0.001

GPS

1.0 ± 0.6

1.4 ± 0.6

0.8 ± 0.4

< 0.001

ARISCAT

44.1 ± 3.9

45.0 ± 4.8

43.5 ± 3.0

< 0.001

  1. CONUT controlling nutritional status, PNI prognostic nutritional index, GPS Glasgow prognostic score, ARISCAT assessment of respiratory risk in surgical patients in Catalonia, VATS video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
  2. †In the II/III group, 144 (15.6%) and 13 (12.3%) patients were categorized as stage II and III, respectively.
  3. **In the II/III group, 85 (23.0%) and 59 (14.9%) patients were categorized as stage II and III, respectively.
  4. ††In the II/III group, 59 (10.7%) and 58 (10.5%) patients were categorized as stage II and III, respectively.
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