Table 2.
Univariate analysis of factors predicting disease-free survival in node negative gastric cancer
| Variable | 5-year Disease free survival | p value |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gender | ||
| Male | 68.2% | 0.78(NS) |
| Female | 65.4% | |
| 2. Age | ||
| ≤53 years | 63.5% | 0.557(NS) |
| >53 years | 71.5% | |
| 3. Haemoglobin | ||
| ≤9 gm% | 59.03% | 0.42(NS) |
| >9 gm% | 70.6% | |
| 4. Patient Weight | ||
| ≤50 kg | 68.7% | 0.44(NS) |
| >50 kg | 66.5% | |
| 5. Location of tumor | ||
| Distal | 71.8% | 0.05 |
| Proximal | 48.6% | |
| 6. Multi-organ resection | ||
| None | 68.2% | 0.69(NS) |
| Pancreaticosplenectomy | 55.4% | |
| Others | 100% | |
| 7. Dissection | ||
| D1 | 53.5% | 0.100(NS) |
| D2 | 70.1% | |
| 8. Histology | ||
| Adenocarcinoma | 65.5% | 0.30(NS) |
| Mucinous carcinoma | 84.6% | |
| Signet ring cell carcinoma | 62.5% | |
| 9. Grade | ||
| 1 | 80% | 0.14(NS) |
| 2 | 76.8% | |
| 3 | 60% | |
| 10. Tumor size | ||
| ≤3 cm | 94.3% | 0.003 |
| >3 cm | 55.9% | |
| 11. Serosal invasion | ||
| Absent | 86.4% | 0.0002 |
| Present | 51.9% | |
| 12. No of nodes dissected | ||
| ≤15 | 59.6% | 0.07(NS) |
| >15 | 71.3% | |
| 13. Gastric outlet obstruction | ||
| Absent | 70.3% | 0.27(NS) |
| Present | 60.7% | |
| 14. Blood loss | ||
| ≤400 ml | 72.9% | 0.17(NS) |
| >400 ml | 64.3% | |
NS- not significant