Table 1.
Characteristics of study population.
| 2008–2012 years |
Healthy controls (n = 60) |
Gastroesophageal cancer | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noncachexia (n = 41) |
Cachexia (n = 44) |
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| Age (years) | 58.1 ± 4.2 | 61.8 ± 11.9 | 60.2 ± 9.0 | 0.780a |
| Gender (male/female) | 47/13 | 27/14 | 35/9 | 0.156b |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.7 ± 2.7 | 24.9 ± 1.7 | 20.3 ± 2.2 | <0.001a |
| Localization | ||||
| Esophagus | — | 18 (43.9) | 21 (47.7) | 0.939b |
| Cardia | — | 11 (26.8) | 11 (25.0) | |
| Gaster | — | 12 (29.3) | 12 (27.3) | |
| Operability (operable/not operable) | — | 22/19 | 15/29 | 0.069b |
| Histological type | ||||
| Squamous cell carcinoma | — | 18 (43.9) | 21 (47.7) | 0.724b |
| Adenocarcinoma | — | 23 (56.1) | 23 (52.3) | |
| TNM stage | ||||
| II | — | 10 (24.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.002b |
| III | — | 12 (29.3) | 15 (34.1) | |
| IV | — | 19 (46.3) | 29 (65.9) | |
Data presented as mean ± SD or sizes (percent, %).
aOne-way ANOVA test, bchi-square, or Fisher exact tests.