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Table 4 Analysis for variables determining the differences of symptom scale between the TLTG and LATG group

From: Postoperative morbidity and quality of life between totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy and laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy: a propensity-score matched analysis

Symptom scale

Variable factors

Unstandardized coefficient

P value

B

Standard errors

STO22 dysphagia (6 months)

TLTG (vs LATG)

−20.928

5.234

< 0.001

STO22 pain (3 months)

TLTG (vs LATG)

−11.635

5.108

0.031

STO22 pain (preoperative)

0.419

0.202

0.047

STO22 pain (6 months)

TLTG (vs LATG)

−16.975

5.061

0.002

STO22 pain (12 months)

TLTG (vs LATG)

−16.170

4.762

0.002

STO22 eating restriction (6 months)

TLTG (vs LATG)

−11.407

4.983

0.031

STO22 eating (preoperative)

0.657

0.295

0.035

OG25 eating (6 months)

TLTG (vs LATG)

−11.793

3.969

0.007

OG25 eating (preoperative)

0.663

0.230

0.008

OG25 eating (12 months)

TLTG (vs LATG)

−13.351

5.913

0.033

OG25 odynophagia (6 months)

TLTG (vs LATG)

−17.318

5.114

0.002

  1. Abbreviations: TLTG totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy; LATG laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy