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Table 2 Comparisons of patients’ clinical factors between patients with PPI and without PPI

From: Pulmonary infection after esophageal cancer surgery: impact on the reality, risk factors and development of a predictive nomogram

Variables

PPI (-)

(n = 442)

PPI (+)

(n = 191)

p value

Sex, male, n (%)

364 (82.4)

155 (81.2)

0.736

Age, mean ± SD (years)

61.88 ± 7.83

61.99 ± 6.88

0.978

Drink, yes, n (%)

79 (17.9)

38 (19.9)

0.577

Smoke, yes, n (%)

180 (40.7)

82 (42.9)

0.660

BMI, ≤ 18 kg/m2, n (%)

22 (5.0)

22 (11.5)

0.006

Lung diseases, yes, n (%)

39 (8.8)

28 (14.7)

0.034

Diabetes, yes, n (%)

29 (6.6)

6 (3.1)

0.091

Hypertension, yes, n (%)

79 (17.9)

28 (14.7)

0.357

CHD, yes, n (%)

21 (4.8)

6 (3.1)

0.401

Neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy, yes, n (%)

87 (19.7)

39 (20.4)

0.829

(FEV1/FVC)/prediction, n (%)

 < 70%

12 (2.3)

2 (1.8)

0.132

 70–80%

20 (3.8)

10 (8.9)

 

 80–90%

92 (17.7)

21 (18.8)

 

 ≥ 90%

397 (76.2)

79 (70.5)

 

Hb, < 100 g/L, n (%)

21 (4.8)

6 (3.1)

0.401

ALB, < 35 g/L, n (%)

25 (5.7)

4 (2.1)

0.061

Neck incision, yes, n (%)

233 (52.7)

156 (81.7)

 < 0.001

Approach to chest, n (%)

 Thoracoscopic

284 (64.3)

165 (86.4)

 < 0.001

 Transdiaphragmatic-hiatal

138 (31.2)

10 (5.2)

 

 Open

20 (4.5)

16 (8.4)

 

Approach to abdomen, n (%)

 Laparoscopic

32 (7.2)

21 (11.0)

0.121

 Open

410 (92.8)

170 (89.0)

 

Ostomy, yes, n (%)

214 (48.4)

144 (75.4)

 < 0.001

Nutrimental Vessel, yes, n (%)

181 (41.0)

126 (66.0)

 < 0.001

Operation time, mean ± SD (min)

273.71 ± 90.95

308.09 ± 89.38

 < 0.001

Blood loss, mean ± SD (g/L)

234.66 ± 557.43

201.68 ± 239.81

0.432

Blood transfusion, yes, n (%)

22 (5.0)

9 (4.7)

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Site of tumor, n (%)

 Upper

17 (3.8)

15 (7.9)

 < 0.001

 Middle

160 (36.2)

101 (52.9)

 

 Lower

265 (60.0)

75 (39.3)

 

Size of tumor, median [IQR](cm)

4.00 [3.00, 5.38]

4.00 [3.00, 5.00]

0.262

Anastomotic methods, n (%)

 Hand-sewn closure

105 (23.8)

74 (38.7)

 < 0.001

 Instrumental anastomosis

337 (76.2)

117 (61.3)

 

Pathology type, n (%)

 Adenocarcinoma

189 (42.8)

27 (14.1)

 < 0.001

 Squamous cell carcinoma

230 (52.0)

155 (81.2)

 

Others

23 (5.2)

9 (4.7)

 

TNM stage, n (%)

 I

84 (19.0)

43 (22.5)

0.003

 II

129 (29.2)

62 (32.5)

 

 III

135 (30.5)

68 (35.6)

 

 IV

94 (21.3)

18 (9.4)

 
  1. Hb hemoglobin; ALB Albumin