Anastomosis | |||||
Linear (N = 2734) | Circular (N = 1587) | Stapled [total] (N = 4321) | Hand-sewing (N = 783) | ||
Total number of patients with comorbidities | [n] | 2283 | 1390 | 3673 | 630 |
Overall comorbidities | [%] | 83.5 | 87.6 | 85.0 | 80.5 |
p-value | <0.001 | 0.001 | |||
Male | [%] | 88.4 | 89.4 | 88.8 | 87.4 |
p-value | 0.619 | 0.584 | |||
Female | [%] | 82.1 | 87.1 | 83.9 | 78.5 |
p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
Hypertension | [%] | 56.4 | 59.8 | 57.7 | 52.4 |
p-value | 0.031 | 0.006 | |||
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus type II | [%] | 8.0 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 8.6 |
p-value | <0.001 | 0.367 | |||
Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus type II | [%] | 20.6 | 23.6 | 21.7 | 18.6 |
p-value | 0.020 | 0.054 | |||
Sleep apnea | [%] | 17.3 | 22.7 | 19.3 | 18.6 |
p-value | <0.001 | 0.680 | |||
Gastroesophageal reflux disease | [%] | 18.8 | 17.8 | 18.4 | 14.2 |
p-value | 0.446 | 0.004 | |||
Cardiac disease | [%] | 5.6 | 12.9 | 8.3 | 5.7 |
p-value | <0.001 | 0.015 | |||
Pulmonary disease | [%] | 13.8 | 25.6 | 18.1 | 19.9 |
p-value | <0.001 | 0.231 | |||
Skeletal disease | [%] | 39.1 | 54.8 | 44.9 | 27.4 |
p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 |