Table 6 Comparison of the 2 surgical methods between different age after PSM
|  | Age ≥ 65ys | Age < 65ys | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RATG(n = 47) | LATG(n = 44) | p | RATG(n = 79) | LATG(n = 82) | p | |
Sex (male/female) | 42/5 | 37/7 | 0.458 | 63/16 | 63/19 | 0.654 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.54 ± 2.69 | 21.69 ± 2.68 | 0.137 | 21.83 ± 2.32 | 22.36 ± 2.90 | 0.214 |
Tumor location (non-EGJ/EGJ) | 20/27 | 22/22 | 0.476 | 48/31 | 43/39 | 0.287 |
Tumor size (cm) | 4.39 ± 2.05 | 4.48 ± 2.70 | 0.868 | 4.76 ± 2.31 | 4.36 ± 2.16 | 0.263 |
TNM (IB/IIA/IIB/IIIA/IIIB/IIIC) | 2/3/4/17/11/10 | 4/1/6/15/11/7 | 0.503 | 1/3/20/35/10/10 | 4/0/16/35/17/10 | 0.340 |
Comorbidities (present/absent) | 14/33 | 18/26 | 0.267 | 21/58 | 17/65 | 0.382 |
Operation time (min) | 291.70 ± 71.98 | 259.98 ± 49.99 | 0.017 | 290.81 ± 50.55 | 275.90 ± 52.83 | 0.069 |
Estimated blood loss (ml) | 161.81 ± 94.15 | 174.20 ± 90.68 | 0.524 | 149.94 ± 87.23 | 188.90 ± 97.98 | 0.037 |
No. of N2 tier | 9.19 ± 6.45 | 7.41 ± 4.18 | 0.124 | 9.00 ± 4.61 | 7.63 ± 4.69 | 0.012 |
No. of Retrieved lymph nodes | 34.79 ± 13.33 | 33.02 ± 12.29 | 0.514 | 34.96 ± 12.96 | 31.32 ± 12.59 | 0.072 |
R0/R1 | 42/5 | 39/5 | 1.000 | 72/5 | 79/3 | 0.650 |
Proximal margin (cm) | 3.22 ± 1.57 | 3.61 ± 1.44 | 0.221 | 3.74 ± 1.74 | 3.70 ± 1.59 | 0.870 |
Postoperative complication (%) | 14 (29.8) | 14 (31.8) | 0.834 | 16 (20.3) | 22 (26.8) | 0.326 |
Clavien-Dindo grade ≥ IIIa (%) | 3 (6.4) | 1 (2.3) | 0.657 | 4 (5.1) | 6 (7.3) | 0.554 |
Postoperative hospital stay (d) | 9.79 ± 2.81 | 10.34 ± 4.98 | 0.512 | 9.52 ± 2.92 | 9.60 ± 3.92 | 0.885 |