Table 2.

Patient characteristics.

		<70 years (n = 160)	≥70 years (n = 46)	P value
Gender	Male	137	37	0.53
	Female	23	9
Tumour site	Oesophagus	42	7	0.85
	GOJ	118	39
ASA grade	1	20	6	0.89
	2	96	27
	3	42	13
	4	2	0
Type of Surgery	IL	85	16	0.02
	LTA	75	30
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy	Yes	87	9	0.003
	No	73	37
Tumour recurrence	Yes	68	21	0.83
	No	92	25

GOJ: Gastrooesophageal junction.