Table 3.
Comparison of demographic and tumor characteristics based on the number of NLNs removed
| Variable | Number of NLNs resected | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–9 (n:155) |
10–15 (n:231) |
≥ 16 (n:253) |
||
| Age (year) (mean ± SD) | 61.26 ± 10.56 | 59.1 ± 11.61 | 60.18 ± 11.23 | 0.75 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 20.1 ± 3.12 | 22.8 ± 3.21 | 25.11 ± 3.27 | 0.021 |
| Median survival (Month) | 36.21 ± 11.2 | 49.1 ± 9.16 | 87.3 ± 11.3 | 0.001 |
| Five- survival rat | 37(23.9%) | 109(47.2)% | 165(65.2%) | 0.001 |
| Five- Recurrence rate | 123(79.4%) | 118(51.1%) | 78(30.8%) | 0.001 |
| Median recurrence (Month) | 19.5 ± 8.6 | 31.8 ± 10.5 | 51.5 ± 10.9 | 0.001 |
| Sex | 0.44 | |||
|
• Male • Female |
78(50.3%) 77(49.7%) |
129(55.8%) 102(44.2%) |
131(52.9%) 122(47.1%) |
|
| Marital status | 0.54 | |||
|
• Unmarried • Married |
10(6.5%) 145(93.7%) |
12(5.2%) 219(94.8%) |
15(5.9%) 238(94.1%) |
|
| Smoking status | 0.16 | |||
|
• Yes • NO |
70(49%) 85(51%) |
99(42.9%) 132(57.1%) |
146(43.1%) 193(56.9%) |
|
| Education | 0.26 | |||
|
• Illiterate • < Diploma • >=Diploma |
25(16.1%) 64(41.3%) 66(57.4%) |
35(15.2%) 99(42.9%) 97(41.9%) |
39(20.2%) 101(39.9%) 101(39.9%) |
|
| Family history of GC | 0.11 | |||
|
• Yes • No |
62(40%) 93(60%) |
98(42.4%) 133(57.6%) |
100(39.5%) 153(60.5%) |
|
| Tumor Location | 0.058 | |||
|
• Cardia • Fundus • Antrum • Missing |
49(31.6%) 47(30.3%) 25(16.2%) 343(21.9%) |
94(40.7%) 68(29.4%) 31(13.4%) 38(16.5%) |
117(46.4%) 72(28.4%) 53(20.9%) 11(4.3%) |
|
| Tumor Type | 0.061 | |||
|
• Adenoma carcinoma • Lymphoma • Other & Unknown |
83(53.5%) 20(12.9%) 52 (33.6%) |
116(50.2%) 25(10.8%) 90(39%) |
109(56.9%) 15(5.9%) 94(37.2%) |
|
| Metastasis | 0.012 | |||
|
• Yes • No |
62(40%) 93(60%) |
78(33.7%) 153(66.3%) |
69(27.3%) 184(72.7%) |
|
| Tumor size (cm) | 0.16 | |||
|
• ≤ 5 • > 5 • Unknown |
70(45.1%) 74(47.7%) 11(7.2%) |
94(40.7%) 111(48.1%) 26(11.2%) |
101(39.9%) 125(49.4%) 27(10.7%) |
|
| Tumor stage | 0.054 | |||
|
• T1 • T2 • T3 • Unknown |
32(20.6%) 48(31%) 40(25.8%) 35(22.6%) |
43(18.6%) 69(29.8%) 81(35.1%) 38 (16.5%) |
53(20.9%) 90(35.6%) 31(12.3%) 79(31.2%) |
|
| Differentiation grade | 0.001 | |||
|
• Well • Moderate • Poor • Unknown |
43(27.7%) 50(32.3%) 20(12.9%) 42(27.1%) |
85(36.8%) 70(30.3%) 35(15.2%) 41(17.7%) |
121(47.8%) 70(27.6%) 22(8.9%) 40(15.7%) |
|