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Table 2 Baseline characteristics before and after PSM

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

Characteristics

Before PSM

After PSM

Hypokalemia (390)

Normal (5793)

P value

SMD (%)

Hypokalemia (390)

Normal (390)

P value

SMD (%)

K+

3.2 ± 0.2

4.1 ± 0.4

 < 0.01*

3.2 ± 0.2

4.1 ± 0.4

 < 0.01*

Age (year)

66.9 ± 12.0

63.0 ± 12.2

 < 0.01*

30.4

66.9 ± 12.0

66.7 ± 10.7

0.756

2.2

Sex

  

 < 0.01*

32.7

  

0.217

8.8

 Male

172 (44.1%)

3426 (59.1%)

  

172 (44.1%)

155 (39.7%)

  

 Female

218 (55.9%)

2367 (40.9%)

  

218 (55.9%)

235 (60.3%)

  

BMI (kg/m2)

22.5 ± 3.3

22.6 ± 3.2

0.538

3.2

22.5 ± 3.3

22.6 ± 3.3

0.649

3.3

Smoking

107 (27.4%)

2184 (37.7%)

 < 0.01*

22.0

107 (27.4%)

98 (25.1%)

0.464

5.2

Drinking

79 (20.3%)

1797 (31.0%)

 < 0.01*

24.8

79 (20.3%)

74 (19.0%)

0.652

3.2

Hypertension

167 (42.8%)

1419 (24.5%)

 < 0.01*

39.5

167 (42.8%)

157 (40.3%)

0.467

5.2

T2DM

67 (17.2%)

612 (10.6%)

 < 0.01*

19.2

67 (17.2%)

59 (15.1%)

0.436

5.6

CHD

30 (7.7%)

256 (4.4%)

0.003*

13.7

30 (7.7%)

25 (6.4%)

0.484

5.0

Surgical history

95 (24.4%)

1404 (24.2%)

0.956

0.3

95 (24.4%)

102 (26.2%)

0.564

4.1

Laparoscopy

310 (79.5%)

5052 (87.2%)

 < 0.01*

20.8

310 (79.5%)

317 (81.3%)

0.528

4.5

Tumor size

  

0.047*

10.3

  

0.943

0.5

 < 5 cm

216 (55.4%)

3503 (60.5%)

  

216 (55.4%)

215 (55.1%)

  

 ≥ 5 cm

174 (44.6%)

2290 (39.5%)

  

174 (44.6%)

175 (50.2%)

  

Tumor location

  

0.001*

17.0

  

0.613

3.6

 Colon

219 (56.2%)

2763 (47.7%)

  

219 (56.2%)

226 (57.9%)

  

 Rectum

171 (43.8%)

3030 (52.3%)

  

171 (43.8%)

164 (42.1%)

  

Tumor stage

  

0.197

8.3

  

0.583

2.2

 I

62 (15.9%)

1135 (19.6%)

  

62 (15.9%)

62 (15.9%)

  

 II

169 (43.3%)

2429 (41.9%)

  

169 (43.3%)

163 (41.8%)

  

 III

159 (40.8%)

2229 (38.5%)

  

159 (40.8%)

165 (42.3%)

  
  1. Note: Variables are expressed as the mean ± SD, n (%), *P-value < 0.05
  2. Abbreviations: PSM Propensity score matching, SMD standardized mean difference, T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus, BMI Body mass index, CHD Coronary heart disease