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Table 1 Characteristics of patients

From: Changes in the gut bacterial communities in colon cancer surgery patients: an observational study

Characteristic

Frequency (%) or median (IQR)

Age (years)

63.6 (56.4–76.3)

Gender (female)

12 (44.4)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

25.0 (22.6–27.3)

Prealbumina (mg/l)

270 (232–306)

Preoperative blood glucose (mmol/l)

5.7 (5.3–6.9)

Preoperative haemoglobin (g/l)

133 (113–145)

Postoperative haemoglobin, day 3 (g/l)

118 (105–122)

MDR-GNB intestinal carriageb

 

 None

20 (74.7)

 ESBL

3 (11.1)

 CRE and ESBL

1 (3.7)

Type of tumour

 

 Adenocarcinoma

24 (88.9)

 Neuroendocrine tumour

2 (7.4)

 Non-resectable polyp

1 (3.7)

Tumour location

 

 Ascending colon

12 (44.4)

 Transverse colon

2 (7.4)

 Descending colon

7 (25.9)

 Sigmoid colon

6 (22.2)

TNM stage*c

 

 T1

2 (7.4)

 T2

6 (22.2)

 T3

9 (33.3)

 T4

6 (22.2)

  1. CRE carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, ESBL extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, IQR interquartile range, MDR-GNB multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria
  2. * for adenocarcinoma patients only (n = 24)
  3. a 1 missing value
  4. b 3 missing values
  5. c 1 missing value