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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of CRC patients

From: Preoperative hypokalemia can increase complications after colorectal cancer surgery: a propensity score matching analysis

Characteristics

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Age, year

63.2 ± 12.3

Sex

 Male

3598 (58.2%)

 Female

2585 (41.8%)

BMI, kg/m2

22.6 ± 3.2

Smoking

2291 (37.1%)

Drinking

1876 (30.3%)

Hypertension

1586 (25.7%)

T2DM

679 (11.0%)

CHD

286 (4.6%)

Surgery history

1499 (24.2%)

Laparoscopy

5362 (86.7%)

K+

4.1 ± 0.4

Hypokalemia

390 (6.3%)

Tumor location

 Colon

2982 (48.2%)

 Rectum

3201 (51.8%)

Tumor size

 < 5 cm

4247 (60.2%)

 ≥ 5 cm

2803 (39.8%)

TNM stage

 I

1197 (19.4%)

 II

2598 (42.0%)

 III

2388 (38.6%)

Blood loss, mL

97.5 ± 144.6

Operation time, min

220.8 ± 79.4

Hospital stay, day

11.3 ± 8.1

Overall complications

1339 (21.7%)

  1. Note: Variables are expressed as the mean ± SD, n (%)
  2. Abbreviations: T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus, BMI Body mass index, CHD Coronary heart disease