Table 1.
Patient characteristics (n = 103)
| Variables | Patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Years (range) | 70 (26–81) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 71 (69) |
| Female | 32 (31) |
| Preoperative body mass index | |
| Mean ± SD | 22.7 ± 3.6 |
| Preoperative comorbidities | |
| Absent | 31 (30) |
| Present | 72 (70) |
| Preoperative performance status | |
| 0 | 89 (86) |
| 1 | 12 (12) |
| 2 | 2 (2) |
| ASA physical status | |
| 1 | 14 (14) |
| 2 | 84 (81) |
| 3 | 5 (5) |
| Preoperative chemotherapy | |
| Not performed | 97 (94) |
| Performed | 6 (6) |
| Type of gastrectomy | |
| Distal | 65 (63) |
| Total | 38 (37) |
| Type of surgical approach | |
| Open | 70 (68) |
| Laparoscopic | 31 (30) |
| Robotic | 2 (2) |
| Lymph node dissection | |
| D1+ | 5 (5) |
| D2 | 98 (95) |
| Combined resection of other organs | |
| Not performed | 57 (55) |
| Performed | 46 (45) |
| Tumor differentiation | |
| Differentiated | 41 (40) |
| Undifferentiated | 62 (60) |
| Pathological T factor | |
| T2,3 | 47 (46) |
| T4 | 56 (54) |
| Pathological N factor | |
| N0–2 | 61 (59) |
| N3 | 42 (41) |
| Pathological stage | |
| IIIA | 61 (59) |
| IIIB | 26 (25) |
| IIIC | 16 (16) |
SD standard deviation, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists