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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 1, 2004; 10(13): 1995-1997
Published online Jul 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i13.1995
Table 1 Comparison of clinicopathologic features between the two age groups
ClinicopathologicYounger groupOlder groupP value
Features(< 65 yr)(≥ 65 yr)
Age (median)5269
Gender (n)0.21421
Male8763
Female4120
Diagnosis (n)0.11052
Liver
Hepatic carcinoma4531
Others37
Stomach
Gastric carcinoma3730
Others21
Pancrea
Pancreatic carcinoma154
Periampullary carcinoma238
Others32
Serum albumin3.84 ± 0.463.65 ± 0.500.00453
(mean ± SD, g/dL)
Hemoglobin12.05 ± 2.3911.16 ± 2.330.00823
(mean ± SD, g/dL)
Stage of primary cancer (n)0.56581
I1812
II3213
III5334
IV1713
Comorbidity15.6% (20/128)48.2% (40/83)< 0.00011
Table 2 Comparison of therapeutic characteristics between the two age groups
Therapeutic characteristicsYounger group (< 65 yr)Older group (≥ 65 yr)P value
Operative procedures0.17081
Hepatectomy ≤ 2 segments2623
Hepatectomy > 2 segments2215
Gastrectomy-total/proximal1311
Gastrectomy-distal2620
Pancreatoduodenectomy4114
Operative blood loss (median, mL)500 (100-20000)500 (50-3500)0.64803
Operative blood transfusion (median, units)2 (0-36)2 (0-13)0.33953
Rate of complications20.3% (26/128)22.9% (19/83)0.65501
Reoperative rate2.3% (3/128)2.4 % (2/83)1.00002
Perioperative mortality (within 30 d)1.6% (2/128)2.4 (2/83)0.64702
Hospital length of stay (median, d)21 (4-128)24 (8-147)0.02414
Table 3 Multivariate analysis of factors influencing major post-operative complications
VariablesOdds ratio95% confidence intervalP value
Pancreatoduodenectomy3.77361.7699-8.01450.0006
Hepatectomy > 2 segments1.08581.0060-1.18340.0334
Comorbidity3.27871.5361-6.99300.0021
Age (as continuous variable)1.01730.9833-1.05370.3172