Table 1 Categorical data analysis of the two groups before propensity matching.

From: Long-term outcome of uniport vs. multiport video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer

Categorical data

U-VATS (n = 134)

M-VATS (n = 188)

P-value

Sex (n, %)

0.093

 Male

46 (34.3)

82 (43.6)

 

 Female

88 (65.7)

106 (56.4)

 

Smoking (n, %)

0.588

 Yes

30 (22.4)

47 (25.0)

 

 No

104 (77.6)

141 (75.0)

 

Postoperative complications (n, %)

0.751

 Yes

9 (6.7)

11 (5.9)

 

 No

125 (93.3)

177 (94.1)

 

Pathological Stage* (n, %)

 < 0.001

 Stage 0

24 (17.9)

25 (13.3)

 

 Stage I

98 (73.1)

107 (56.9)

 

 Stage II

5 (3.7%)

21 (11.2)

 

 Stage III

6 (4.5)

30 (16.0)

 

 Stage IV

1 (0.7)

5 (2.7)

 

Pathological types (n, %)

0.471

 Adenocarcinoma

127 (94.8)

170 (90.4)

 

 Squamous cell carcinoma

5 (3.7)

14 (7.4)

 

 Adenosquamous

0 (0)

1 (0.5)

 

 Carcinoid tumors

0 (0)

1 (0.5)

 

 Small cell carcinoma

2 (1.5)

2 (1.1)

 

Status (n, %)

0.01

 Death

3 (2.2)

17 (9.0)

 

 Living

131 (97.8)

171 (91.2)

 

Lobectomy (n, %)

0.418

 Right upper

59 (44.0)

65 (34.6)

 

 Right middle

7 (5.2)

10 (5.3)

 

 Right lower

21 (15.7)

35 (18.6)

 

 Left upper

34 (25.4)

50 (26.6)

 

 Left lower

13 (9.7)

28 (14.9)

 
  1. SD standard deviation.
  2. *8th edition TNM stage grouping.