Table 1: Baseline characteristics of patients.
| LPS§ n = 79 |
LPT¶ n = 147 |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| Mean ± SD | 60.27 ± 9.47 | 63.07 ± 10.74 | 0.052 |
| Range | 36-80 | 35-88 | |
| BMIŦ | |||
| Mean ± SD | 31.20 ± 4.28 | 32.61 ± 4.76 | 0.070 |
| Range | 23.6-39 | 24.8-42.6 | |
| Menopause | |||
| Premenopause | 12 (15.2%) | 22 (14.6%) | 1 |
| Postmenopause | 67 (84.8%) | 125 (85.4%) | |
| Previous abdominal surgery | |||
| Mean ± SD | 0.44 ± 0.59 | 0.37 ± 0.49 | 0.33 |
| Range | 0-2 | 0-3 | |
| Chronic hypertension | 34 (43%) | 70 (46.4%) | 0.67 |
| Diabetes | 18 (22.7%) | 41 (27.2%) | 0.9 |
§Laparoscopy; ¶Laparotomy; ŦBody Mass Index.