Table 1.
Clinicopathological characteristics of patients with gastric cancer
| Variables (n = 231) | n (%) | |
| Sex | Male | 157 (68) |
| Female | 74 (32) | |
| Age (yr) | Median (range) | 71 (25-91) |
| Location | Cardias | 82 (35) |
| Body | 62 (27) | |
| Antrum | 83 (36) | |
| Unknown | 4 (2) | |
| Depth of invasion | T2 | 125 (54) |
| T3 | 92 (40) | |
| T4 | 14 (6) | |
| Lymph node metastasis | N0 | 65 (28) |
| N+ | 158 (68) | |
| N1 | 73 (32) | |
| N2 | 56 (24) | |
| N3 | 29 (13) | |
| Unknown | 8 (3) | |
| Stage | IB | 49 (21) |
| II | 45 (19) | |
| IIIA + IIIB | 82 (35) | |
| IV | 51 (22) | |
| Unknown | 4 (2) | |
| Lauren histotype | Intestinal | 113 (49) |
| Diffuse | 112 (48) | |
| Others | 6 (3) |