The quantification and assessment of depression and anxiety in patients with postoperative gastroparesis syndrome

Figures & data

Table 1 Mean scale value of PGS patients compared to patients without PGS (mean ± standard deviation)

Scale	Patients with PGS	Patients without PGS	t-value	P-value
SDS	49.83±11.37	43.07±6.02	6.925	<0.01
SAS	50.91±6.51	38.35±9.31	7.190	<0.01

Abbreviations: PGS, postsurgical gastroparesis syndrome; SDS, self-rating depression scale; SAS, self-rating anxiety scale.

Table 2 Comparison of clinical features in PGS patients with and without depression

Clinical characteristics	Cases (n)	Standard scale >50	P-value
Sex			0.530
Male	28	18
Female	25	13
Age (years)			0.338
≤60	18	10
>60	35	21
Disease course (days)			0.040*
≤30	39	20
>30	14	11
Postoperative fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)			0.253
≤8	41	26
>8	12	5
Postoperative abdominal infection			0.271
With	8	5
Without	45	26
Postoperative analgesia pump			0.114
With	39	22
Without	14	9
Perioperative hypoalbuminemia			0.362
With	12	7
Without	31	24
Intraoperative blood loss (mL)			0.211
≤500	30	22
>500	23	27
Operative time (hours)			0.173
≤3.0	27	17
>3.0	24	14
Pancreatic juice leakage			0.040
With	6	5
Without	47	26
Preoperative gastrointestinal outflow tract obstruction			0.001*
With	15	14
Without	38	17
Postoperative anastomotic stoma complications			0.013*
With	12	11
Without	41	20

Note:

* The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).

Abbreviation: PGS, postsurgical gastroparesis syndrome.

Table 4 Comparison of clinical features in PGS patients with and without anxiety

Clinical characteristics	Cases (n)	Standard scale >50	P-value
Sex			0.19
Male	28	19
Female	25	16
Age (years)			0.45
≤60	18	11
>60	35	24
Disease course (days)			0.002*
≤30	39	26
>30	14	9
Postoperative fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)			0.728
≤8	41	28
>8	12	7
Postoperative abdominal infection			0.027
With	9	8
Without	45	27
Postoperative analgesia pump			0.427
With	39	25
Without	14	10
Perioperative hypoalbuminemia			0.719
With	12	6
Without	31	29
Intraoperative blood loss (mL)			0.282
≤500	30	21
>500	23	14
Operative time (hours)			0.495
≤3.5	27	19
>3.50	24	16
Pancreatic juice leakage			0.026
With	6	6
Without	47	29
Preoperative gastrointestinal outflow tract obstruction			0.003*
With	15	14
Without	38	21
Postoperative anastomotic stoma complications			0.031*
With	12	11
Without	41	24

Note:

* The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).

Abbreviation: PGS, postsurgical gastroparesis syndrome.

Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of PGS patients with depression

Variables	OR value	95% CI	P-value
Course of disease >30 days	1.781	1.512–2.203	0.013
Pancreatic juice leakage	1.726	1.362–1.972	0.000
Preoperative outflow tract obstruction	1.409	1.271–1.836	0.002
Anastomotic stoma complications	1.463	1.263–1.782	0.001

Abbreviation: PGS, postsurgical gastroparesis syndrome.

Table 5 Logistic regression analysis of PGS patients with anxiety

Variables	OR value	95% CI	P-value
Course of disease >30 days	1.864	1.653–2.291	0.017
Postoperative abdominal infection	1.726	1.309–1.957	0.000
Preoperative outflow tract obstruction	1.472	1.203–1.852	0.001
Pancreatic juice leakage	1.863	1.735–2.170	0.000
Anastomotic stoma complications	1.913	1.597–2.019	0.000

Abbreviation: PGS, postsurgical gastroparesis syndrome.