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Table 2 The clinical demographics and outcome in patients with weak(< 25 kg) and normal hand-grip strength

From: Hand-grip strength is a simple and effective outcome predictor in esophageal cancer following esophagectomy with reconstruction: a prospective study

  

Weak HGS

Normal HGS

p value

N.O.

 

20

41

 

Sex(M/F)

 

17/3

37/4

0.742

HGS(mean, kg)

 

19.325

33.34

< 0.0001

Age(mean, years)

 

65.1

58.5

0.01

weight loss

 

10

19

0.57

stage

Early(I, II)

12

23

0.625

 

Advanced(III, IV)

8

18

 

ICU stay(day)

 

12.75

4.05

0.003

Hospital stay(day)

 

32.3

21.4

0.003

Start oral intake(day)

 

22.1

12.02

0.001

Complication

 

17

12

< 0.0001

Mortality

 

7

2

0.016

  1. HGS: hand-grip strength; M, male; F, female; ICU, intensive care unit;
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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