Table 1.
Characteristics of investigated gastric cancer patients
| Variables | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | ||
| <60 | 158 | 38.54 |
| ≥60 | 252 | 61.46 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 134 | 32.68 |
| Male | 276 | 67.32 |
| Tobacco smoking | ||
| Never | 267 | 65.12 |
| Current or former | 143 | 34.88 |
| Alcohol drinking | ||
| Never | 252 | 61.46 |
| Current or former | 158 | 38.54 |
| Lauren’s type | ||
| Intestinal | 157 | 38.29 |
| Diffuse | 253 | 61.71 |
| TNM stage | ||
| I-II | 190 | 46.34 |
| III-IV | 220 | 53.66 |
| Tumor size (cm) | ||
| <5 cm | 184 | 44.88 |
| ≥5 cm | 226 | 55.12 |
| Metastasis | ||
| No | 168 | 40.98 |
| Yes | 242 | 59.02 |
| Response to chemotherapy | ||
| No | 141 | 34.39 |
| Yes | 269 | 65.61 |