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Table 1 A comprehensive comparison of baseline characteristics between the groups exhibiting lymphatic leakage and those without

From: Risk factors for lymphatic leakage following radical cystectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer

characteristics

Lymphatic leakage

No lymphatic leakage

P-value

n

254(47.6%)

280(52.4%)

 

Gender, n (%)

  

0.054

 Male

216 (49.5%)

220 (50.5%)

 

 Female

38 (38.8%)

60 (61.2%)

 

Age, median (IQR)

67 (61, 73)

68 (60, 75)

0.184

Weight(kg), mean ± sd

67.19 ± 11.39

67.912 ± 12.285

0.486

Height(cm), median (IQR)

170 (164, 173)

168 (162, 172)

0.016

BMI, median (IQR)

23.457 (21.453, 25.808)

24.535 (21.97, 26.57)

0.014

Previous history of adjuvant therapy, n (%)

  

0.088

 No

186 (50%)

186 (50%)

 

 Yes

68 (42.0%)

94 (58.0%)

 

Smoking history, n (%)

  

0.340

 No

226 (46.9%)

256 (53.1%)

 

 Yes

28 (53.8%)

24 (46.2%)

 

ASA score, n (%)

  

0.546

 1

27 (54%)

23 (46%)

 

 2

191 (47.8%)

209 (52.2%)

 

 3

29 (43.3%)

38 (56.7%)

 

 4

0 (0%)

1 (100%)

 

Preoperative hemoglobin(g/L), median (IQR)

134 (118.25, 146)

132 (113, 145)

0.352

Preoperative creatinine(umol/L), median (IQR)

85 (75, 101)

87.5 (74, 105.75)

0.443

  1. Note: BMI, Body mass index; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists;