Table 1.
Patient and disease characteristics for esophagectomy patients
| Variable | n (%), mean ± SD |
|---|---|
| Male sex, n (%) | 1,390 (79.7%) |
| Age, mean ± SD, years | 73.0 ± 5.2 |
| Race | |
| Caucasian | 1,619 (92.8%) |
| African American | 84 (4.8%) |
| Other | 41 (2.4%) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 1,248 (71.6%) |
| Not Married | 496 (28.4%) |
| Education – Census Tract | |
| Lowest quartile | 384 (22.0%) |
| Poverty – Census Tract | |
| Lowest quartile | 130 (7.5%) |
| Comorbidity Score | |
| 0 | 1070 (61.4%) |
| 1 | 442 (25.3%) |
| 2 | 137 (7.9%) |
| 3+ | 95 (5.5%) |
| Type of Admission | |
| Elective | 1539 (88.3%) |
| Urgent | 122 (7.0%) |
| Emergency | 81 (4.6%) |
| Location of esophageal tumor | |
| Distal third | 1,265 (72.5%) |
| Middle third | 270 (15.5%) |
| Proximal third | 59 (3.4%) |
| Other | 150 (8.6%) |
| Operative approach | |
| Transthoracic | 918 (52.6%) |
| Transhiatal | 653 (37.4%) |
| Complex reconstruction | 173 (9.9%) |
| Neoadjuvant Therapy | |
| Chemotherapy Only | 80 (4.6%) |
| Radiation Only | 134 (7.7%) |
| Both Chemo and Radiation | 453 (26.0%) |
| Histology | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 1,251 (71.8%) |
| Squamous Cell | 426 (24.4%) |
| Other | 38 (2.2%) |
| Unknown | 29 (1.7%) |
| Grade | |
| Well to Moderate | 745 (42.7%) |
| Poor to Undifferientiated | 768 (44.0%) |
| Unknown | 231 (13.3%) |
| Stage | |
| I | 616 (35.3%) |
| II | 566 (32.5%) |
| III | 487 (27.9%) |
| IV | 40 (2.3%) |
| Unknown | 35 (2.0%) |
| Area of Residence | |
| Metropolitan | 1469 (84.2%) |
| Urban | 235 (13.5%) |
| Rural | 40 (2.3%) |