08 June 2021 : Clinical Research
Visceral-to-Subcutaneous Fat Ratio Is a Potential Predictor of Postoperative Complications in Colorectal Cancer
An-Qi He1BCDEF, Chun-Qiang Li1BCDEF, Qi Zhang1B, Tong Liu1D, Jian Liu1F, Gang Liu1A*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930329
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930329
Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics.
Number of cases (total n=129) | |
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Median age (years) | 66 (60.0–73.5) |
Female sex | 59 (45.7) |
Median body mass index (kg/m) | 23.8 (21.7–26.0) |
Medical comorbidities | |
Hypertension | 49 (38.0) |
Diabetes mellitus | 21 (16.3) |
Coronary artery disease/myocardial infarction | 16 (12.4) |
Anemia (Hb | 60 (46.5) |
Hypoalbuminemia(Alb | 64 (49.6) |
AJCC staging | |
I | 18 (14.0) |
II | 53 (41.1) |
III | 58 (44.9) |
Site of primary lesion | |
Right | 45 (34.9) |
Transverse | 5 (3.9) |
Left | 14 (10.9) |
Sigmoid | 17 (13.1) |
Rectum | 48 (37.2) |
Values presented are count (percentage) except median (interquartile range, IQR). AJCC – American Joint Committee on Cancer. |