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Table 4 Comparison of the clinical characteristics between the two groups

From: Clinical study of thoracoscopic assisted different surgical approaches for early thymoma: a meta-analysis

 

MSVATS(n = 42)

IVATS(n = 75)

P-value

Age

43.64 ± 11.54

44.57 ± 11.12

0.768

Gender

  

0.433

Male

25

39

 

Female

17

36

 

BMI (kg/m2)

23.48 ± 3.00

23.71 ± 2.21

0.005

Tumor size(cm)

3.04 ± 0.73

2.91 ± 0.71

0.416

Masaoka stage

  

0.578

Phase I

38

70

 

Phase II

4

5

 

WHO histologic type

  

0.907

A/AB

29

51

 

B1/B2/B3

13

24

 

Preoperative myasthenia

5/42

7/75

0.660

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