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Table 2 Operative and postoperative data of obese and normal groups classified by BMI or VFA

From: Impact of visceral obesity on operative outcomes of laparoscopic nephrectomy: comparison between visceral fat area and body mass index

Variable

BMI normal

BMI obese

p

VFA normal

VFA obese

p

Pts

71

25

 

42

54

 

Insufflation time, min (r; 97–270)

172.6 ± 36.4

181.4 ± 34.1

0.304

165.9 ± 29.2

182.1 ± 39.2

0.028

Blood loss, ml (r; 0–500)

54.1 ± 72.4

93.9 ± 124.7

0.057

34.6 ± 27.8

88.3 ± 113.1

0.003

Specimen weight, g (r; 69–757)

320.3 ± 139.9

460.4 ± 154.0

< 0.001

255.5 ± 101.6

437.8 ± 144.1

< 0.001

Time to oral intake, days (r; 1.25–2.75)

1.7 ± 0.2

1.7 ± 0.3

0.911

1.7 ± 0.3

1.6 ± 0.3

0.408

Time to ambulation, days (r; 1–2)

1.0 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.2

0.428

1.0 ± 0.2

1.0 ± 0.0

0.114

Postoperative stay, days (r; 4–21)

9.8 ± 2.3

10.0 ± 3.3

0.824

10.3 ± 3.0

9.5 ± 2.2

0.170

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation
  2. BMI body mass index, VFA visceral fat area