Table 2.
Univariate analysis of factors predicting early recurrence in patients with early gastric cancer n (%)
| Variable | Early recurrence | Late/no recurrence | Univariate analysis |
| n = 4 | n = 76 | P value | |
| Gender | 0.623 | ||
| Women | 1 (25.0) | 35 (46.1) | |
| Men | 3 (75.0) | 41 (53.9) | |
| Age at diagnosis (yr) | 0.646 | ||
| ≤ 60 | 3 (75.0) | 45 (59.2) | |
| 60 | 1 (25.0) | 31 (40.8) | |
| Tumor size (cm) | 0.011 | ||
| ≤ 5.0 | 2 (50.0) | 74 (97.4) | |
| >5.0 | 2 (50.0) | 2 (2.6) | |
| Lauren histotype | 0.646 | ||
| Intestinal | 3 (75.0) | 45 (59.2) | |
| Diffuse-mixed | 1 (25.0) | 31 (40.8) | |
| Lymphovascular invasion | < 0.144 | ||
| Present | 1 (25.0) | 2 (2.6) | |
| Absent | 3 (75.0) | 74 (97.4) | |
| pT stage | < 0.639 | ||
| pT1a | 2 (50.0) | 47 (61.8) | |
| pT1b | 2 (50.0) | 29 (38.2) | |
| pN stage | 0.048 | ||
| N0 | 2 (50.0) | 70 (92.1) | |
| N1, N2 | 2 (50.0) | 6 (7.9) | |
| Intraoperative chemotherapy | 1.000 | ||
| Yes | 1 (25.0) | 19 (25.0) | |
| No | 3 (75.0) | 57 (75.0) |
P values were evaluated by Fisher’s exact test.