Table 4 Clinical characteristics of 200 patients undergoing laparoscopic gastrectomy.

From: Prognostic impact of pulmonary dysfunction in older gastric cancer patients

Variables

%VC

p value

FEV1.0%

p value

 < 80% (n = 11)

 ≥ 80% (n = 189)

 < 70% (n = 73)

 ≥ 70% (n = 127)

Age, year

79 (77–82)

78 (77–81)

0.440

79 (77–81)

78 (76–81)

0.117

Sex

Female

2 (18.2%)

46 (24.3%)

0.632

11 (15.1%)

37 (29.1%)

0.021*

Male

9 (81.8%)

143 (75.7%)

 

62 (84.9%)

90 (70.9%)

 

BMI

20.0 (18.2–21.5)

23.0 (21.3–24.8)

0.004*

23.3 (21.8–24.5)

22.8 (20.8–24.9)

0.293

CCI

0

5 (45.5%)

82 (43.4%)

0.989

33 (45.2%)

54 (42.5%)

0.393

1, 2

5 (45.5%)

90 (47.6%)

 

36 (49.3%)

59 (46.5%)

 

 ≥ 3

1 (9.0%)

17 (9.0%)

 

4 (5.5%)

14 (11.0%)

 

Smoking history

Absence

4 (36.4%)

87 (46.0%)

0.528

28 (38.4%)

63 (49.6%)

0.122

Presence

7 (63.6%)

102 (54.0%)

 

45 (61.6%)

64 (50.4%)

 

History of pulmonary disease

Absence

1 (9.1%)

8 (4.2%)

0.500

69 (94.5%)

122 (96.1%)

0.616

Presence

10 (90.9%)

181 (95.8%)

 

4 (5.5%)

5 (3.9%)

 

Surgical procedure a

DG

8 (72.7%)

119 (62.3%)

0.758

49 (67.1%)

78 (61.4%)

0.148

PPG

0 (0.0%)

4 (2.1%)

 

3 (4.1%)

1 (0.8%)

 

PG

1 (9.1%)

34 (18.0%)

 

13 (17.8%)

22 (17.3%)

 

TG

2 (18.2%)

32 (16.9%)

 

8 (11.0%)

26 (20.5%)

 

Lymph node dissection

D1

2 (18.2%)

18 (9.5%)

0.397

8 (11.0%)

12 (9.4%)

0.533

D1 + 

6 (54.5%)

140 (74.1%)

 

50 (68.5%)

96 (75.6%)

 

D2

3 (27.3%)

31 (16.4%)

 

15 (20.5%)

19 (15.0%)

 

Intraoperative bleeding, g

5 (0–30)

15 (5–49)

0.090

20 (5–64)

14 (5–39)

0.108

Postoperative complicationb

Absence

9 (81.8%)

24 (12.7%)

0.615

60 (82.2%)

114 (89.8%)

0.131

Presence

2 (18.2%)

165 (87.3%)

 

13 (17.8%)

13 (10.2%)

 

Postoperative pneumoniab

Absence

1 (9.1%)

4 (2.1%)

0.253

70 (95.9%)

125 (98.4%)

0.280

Presence

10 (90.9%)

185 (97.9%)

 

3 (4.1%)

2 (1.6%)

 

Stage

I

4 (36.4%)

134 (70.9%)

0.033*

53 (72.6%)

85 (66.9%)

0.137

II

3 (27.2%)

37 (19.6%)

 

16 (21.9%)

24 (18.9%)

 

III

4 (36.4%)

18 (9.5%)

 

4 (5.5%)

18 (14.2%)

 

Adjuvant Chemotherapy

Absence

10 (90.9%)

163 (86.2%)

0.643

61 (83.6%)

112 (88.2%)

0.361

Presence

1 (9.1%)

26 (13.8%)

 

12 (16.4%)

15 (11.8%)

 
  1. Continuous variables are displayed as median (interquartile range).
  2. %VC, vital capacity percentage; BMI, body mass index; CCI, Charlson comorbidity score; DG, distal gastrectomy; FEV1.0%, percent expiratory volume in one second; PG, proximal gastrectomy; PPG, pylorus preserving gastrectomy; TG, total gastrectomy.
  3. *Indicates significant difference (p < 0.05).
  4. aComparison of DG/PPG vs. PG/TG.
  5. bClavien-Dindo classification Grade II or more.