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. 2014 Jun 5;111(1):174–180. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.302

Table 1. Patients characteristics according to ABO blood type.

      ABO blood type (%)
 
      Non-AB
 
Characteristics Number of Patients (%) AB A/B/O A B O Pa
Total
1555
123 (7.8%)
1432 (92.2%)
452 (29.1%)
382 (24.6%)
598 (38.5%)
 
Rh factor
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.481
 Positive 1547 (99.5%) 122 (99.2%) 1425 (99.5%) 450 (99.6%) 380 (99.5%) 595 (99.5%)  
 Negative
8 (0.005%)
1 (0.8%)
7 (0.5%)
2 (0.4%)
2 (0.5%)
3 (0.5%)
 
Age, yearsb
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.195
Median 59 63 59 58 60 58  
 <45 299 (19.2%) 18 (14.6%) 281 (19.6%) 86 (19.0%) 75 (19.6%) 120 (20.1%)  
 45–59 493 (31.7%) 35 (28.5%) 458 (32.0%) 147 (32.5%) 113 (29.6%) 198 (33.1%)  
 ⩾60
763 (49.1%)
70 (56.9%)
693 (48.4%)
219 (48.5%)
194 (50.8%)
280 (46.8%)
 
Gender
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.135
 Female 690 (44.4%) 63 (51.2%) 627 (43.8%) 218 (48.2%) 173 (45.3%) 236 (39.5%)  
 Male
865 (55.6%)
60 (48.8%)
805 (56.2%)
234 (51.8%)
209 (54.7%)
362 (60.5%)
 
BMI, kg m−2 c
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.027
Median 21.5 21.6 21.5 20.9 22.0 21.5  
 <18.5 238 (15.3%) 10 (8.1%) 228 (15.9%) 88 (19.5%) 45 (11.8%) 95 (15.9%)  
 18.5–23.9 944 (60.7%) 77 (62.6%) 867 (60.5%) 281 (62.2%) 222 (58.1%) 364 (60.9%)  
 ⩾24
373 (24.0%)
36 (29.3%)
337 (23.6%)
83 (18.3%)
115 (30.1%)
139 (23.2%)
 
Smoking statue
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.08
 Never 839 (54.0%) 57 (46.3%) 782 (54.6%) 240 (53.1%) 209 (54.7%) 333 (55.6%)  
 Past 327 (21.0%) 36 (29.3%) 291 (20.3%) 105 (23.2%) 87 (22.8%) 99 (16.6%)  
 Current
389 (25.0%)
30 (24.4%)
359 (25.1%)
107 (23.7%)
86 (22.5%)
166 (27.8%)
 
Location
 
 
 
 
 
 
<0.001
 Left 941 (60.5%) 96 (78.0%) 845 (59.0%) 258 (57.1%) 206 (53.9%) 381 (63.7%)  
 Right
614 (39.5%)
27 (22.0%)
587 (41.0%)
194 (42.9%)
176 (46.1%)
217 (36.3%)
 
Pathology
 Adenocarcinoma
1555 (100%)
123 (7.8%)
1432 (92.2%)
452 (29.1%)
382 (24.6%)
598 (38.5%)
 
pT status
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.055
 pT1 54 (3.5%) 3 (2.4%) 51 (3.6%) 9 (2.0%) 18 (4.7%) 24 (4.0%)  
 pT2 207 (13.3%) 15 (12.2%) 192 (13.4%) 51 (11.3%) 45 (11.8%) 96 (16.1%)  
 pT3 619 (39.8%) 36 (29.3%) 583 (40.7%) 209 (46.2%) 162 (42.4%) 212 (35.5%)  
 pT4
675 (43.4%)
69 (56.1%)
606 (42.3%)
183 (40.5%)
157 (41.1%)
266 (44.4%)
 
pN status
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.068
 pN0 1011 (65.0%) 69 (56.1%) 942 (65.8%) 294 (65.1%) 244 (63.9%) 404 (67.6%)  
 pN1 391 (25.1%) 35 (28.5%) 356 (24.8%) 96 (21.2%) 117 (30.6%) 143 (23.9%)  
 pN2
153 (9.9%)
19 (15.4%)
134 (9.4%)
62 (13.7%)
21 (5.5%)
51 (8.5%)
 
Grade
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.172
 Grade I 93 (6.0%) 12 (9.8%) 81 (5.7%) 30 (6.6%) 21 (5.5%) 30 (5.0%)  
 Grade II 1256 (80.8%) 95 (77.2%) 1161 (81.1%) 341 (75.5%) 322 (84.3%) 498 (83.3%)  
 Grade III
206 (13.2%)
16 (13.0%)
190 (13.2%)
81 (17.9%)
39 (10.2%)
70 (11.7%)
 
pTNM stage
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.076
 Stage I 228 (14.7%) 12 (9.8%) 216 (15.1%) 54 (11.9%) 54 (14.1%) 108 (18.1%)  
 Stage II 783 (50.4%) 57 (46.3%) 726 (50.7%) 240 (53.1%) 190 (49.8%) 296 (49.5%)  
 Stage III
544 (35.0%)
54 (43.9%)
490 (34.2%)
158 (35.0%)
138 (36.1%)
194 (32.4%)
 
Chemotherapy
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.572
 Yes 917 (59.0%) 69 (56.1%) 848 (59.2%) 249 (55.1%) 237 (62.0%) 362 (60.5%)  
 No
638 (41.0%)
54 (43.9%)
584 (40.8%)
203 (44.9%)
145 (38.0%)
236 (39.5%)
 
Operationd
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.462
 Elective 1454 (93.5%) 116 (95.1%) 1338 (93.4%) 416 (92.0%) 358 (93.7%) 564 (94.3%)  
 Emergency
101 (6.5%)
7 (4.9%)
94 (6.6%)
36 (8.0%)
24 (6.3%)
34 (5.7%)
 
Postoperative complicatione
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.626
 No 1463 (94.1%) 117 (95.1%) 1347 (94.1%) 422 (93.4%) 355 (92.95) 570 (95.3%)  
 Yes 92 (5.9%) 6 (4.9%) 85 (5.9%) 30 (6.6%) 27 (7.1%) 28 (4.7%)  

Abbreviations: BMI=body mass index; pN status=pathological node status; pT statue=pathological tumour status; pTNM status=pathological tumour-node-metastasis stage.

a

χ2 test (AB blood type vs non-AB blood type).

b

World Health Organization criteria.

c

Chinese definition.

d

Emergency includes lose blood, obstruction, and perforation.

e

Postoperative complication includes infection, anastomotic leak, and various reasons result in re-operation and/or prolonged hospitalisation.