Table 1. Characteristics of the patients.
| Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 263 (76.0) |
| Female | 83 (24.0) |
| Age | |
| <65 years | 222 (64.2) |
| ≥65 years | 124 (35.8) |
| BMI | |
| ≤18.5 kg/m2 | 10 (2.9) |
| 18.6–23.9 kg/m2 | 167 (48.3) |
| ≥24 kg/m2 | 169 (48.8) |
| ECOG | |
| 0 | 303 (87.6) |
| 1 | 43 (12.4) |
| Tumor location | |
| Cervical | 8 (2.3) |
| Upper thoracic | 23 (6.7) |
| Middle thoracic | 169 (48.8) |
| Lower thoracic | 131 (37.9) |
| Gastroesophageal junction | 15 (4.3) |
| Pathologic type | |
| Squamous carcinoma | 316 (91.3) |
| Adenocarcinoma | 30 (8.7) |
| Surgical approach | |
| Open | 25 (7.2) |
| Minimally invasive esophagectomy | 321 (92.8) |
| Surgical procedure | |
| McKeown | 313 (90.5) |
| Ivor-Lewis | 18 (5.2) |
| THE | 15 (4.3) |
| Pathologic stage | |
| I | 114 (33.0) |
| II | 104 (30.1) |
| III | 118 (34.1) |
| IV | 10 (2.9) |
| Anastomotic position | |
| Cervical | 313 (90.5) |
| Thoracic | 18 (5.2) |
| Abdominal | 15 (4.3) |
| Clavien-Dindo grade | |
| 1–2 | 141 (40.8) |
| ≥3 | 60 (14.3) |
BMI, body mass index; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; THE, transhiatal esophagectomy.