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. 2026 Feb 24;17:512. doi: 10.1007/s12672-026-04701-1

Table 3.

Standard mean difference for the data before and after propensity score matching

Variables Before propensity score matching (n (%)) After propensity score matching (n (%))
PreORT group (n = 16,719) PostORT group (n = 5360) P SMD PreORT group (n = 16,719) PostORT group (n = 5360) P SMD
Sex  < 0.001 0.061 1.000  < 0.001
  Female 6217.0 (37.2) 2151.0 (40.1) 1321.0 (36.0) 1321.0 (36.0)
  Male 10,502.0 (62.8) 3209.0 (59.9) 2346.0 (64.0) 2346.0 (64.0)
Age (y)  < 0.001 0.143 1.000  < 0.001
  20–39 1061.0 (6.3) 240.0 (4.5) 115.0 (3.1) 115.0 (3.1)
  40–59 8387.0 (50.2) 2435.0 (45.4) 1780.0 (48.5) 1780.0 (48.5)
  60–79 7271.0 (43.5) 2685.0 (50.1) 1772.0 (48.3) 1772.0 (48.3)
Year of diagnosis  < 0.001 0.761 1.000  < 0.001
  2000–2005 1762.0 (10.5) 2014.0 (37.6) 1097.0 (29.9) 1097.0 (29.9)
  2006–2010 3472.0 (20.8) 1325.0 (24.7) 959.0 (26.2) 959.0 (26.2)
  2011–2015 4967.0 (29.7) 1059.0 (19.8) 832.0 (22.7) 832.0 (22.7)
  2016–2021 6518.0 (39.0) 962.0 (17.9) 779.0 (21.2) 779.0 (21.2)
Race 0.277 0.025 1.000  < 0.001
  White 13,480.0 (80.6) 4321.0 (80.6) 3128.0 (85.3) 3128.0 (85.3)
  Black 1284.0 (7.7) 441.0 (8.2) 208.0 (5.7) 208.0 (5.7)
  Other 1955.0 (11.7) 598.0 (11.2) 331.0 (9.0) 331.0 (9.0)
Marital status  < 0.001 0.120 1.000  < 0.001
  Single 3269.0 (19.6) 808.0 (15.1) 508.0 (13.9) 508.0 (13.9)
  Married 10,380.0 (62.1) 3475.0 (64.8) 2514.0 (68.6) 2514.0 (68.6)
  Other 3070.0 (18.4) 1077.0 (20.1) 645.0 (17.6) 645.0 (17.6)
Histologic type  < 0.001 0.067 1.000  < 0.001
  Adenocarcinoma 15,790.0 (94.4) 4991.0 (93.1) 3542.0 (96.6) 3542.0 (96.6)
  Mucous tumor 804.0 (4.8) 298.0 (5.6) 116.0 (3.2) 116.0 (3.2)
  Other 125 (0.8) 71 (1.3) 9.0 (0.2) 9.0 (0.2)
Household income ($)  < 0.001 0.103
  0–599,999 2883.0 (17.2) 946.0 (17.6) 628.0 (17.1) 628.0 (17.1)
  600,000–799,999 6155.0 (36.8) 2211.0 (41.2) 1521.0 (41.5) 1521.0 (41.5)
  800,000–999,999 5054.0 (30.2) 1458.0 (27.2) 1036.0 (28.3) 1036.0 (28.3)
   > 1,000,000 2627.0 (15.7) 745.0 (13.9) 482.0 (13.1) 482.0 (13.1)
T stage  < 0.001 0.312 NAN  < 0.001
  T0 5.0 (0.0) 1.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0)
  T1 216.0 (1.3) 260.0 (4.9) 82.0 (2.2) 82.0 (2.2)
  T2 981.0 (5.9) 639.0 (11.9) 320.0 (8.7) 320.0 (8.7)
  T3 13,444.0 (80.4) 3936.0 (73.4) 2993.0 (81.6) 2993.0 (81.6)
  T4 2073.0 (12.4) 524.0 (9.8) 272.0 (7.4) 272.0 (7.4)
N stage  < 0.001 0.268 1.000  < 0.001
  T0 5964.0 (35.7) 2001.0 (37.3) 1501.0 (40.9) 1501.0 (40.9)
  T1 8447.0 (50.5) 2136.0 (39.9) 1520.0 (41.5) 1520.0 (41.5)
  T2 2308.0 (13.8) 1223.0 (22.8) 646.0 (17.6) 646.0 (17.6)
Chemotherapy  < 0.001 0.304
  No 253.0 (1.5) 422.0 (7.9) 57.0 (1.6) 57.0 (1.6)
  Yes 16,466.0 (98.5) 4938.0 (92.1) 3610.0 (98.4) 3610.0 (98.4)
AJCC Stage 0.029 0.034 1.000  < 0.001
  II 5964.0 (35.7) 2001.0 (37.3) 1501.0 (40.9) 1501.0 (40.9)
  III 10,755.0 (64.3) 3359.0 (62.7) 2166.0 (59.1) 2166.0 (59.1)

SMD, Standard mean difference; NAN, not a number; AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer

Bold indicates that P < 0.05