Table 1. Clinical characteristics of 245 GC patients.

Patient demographics	Count
Age, y (range)	53(31–85)
Sex
Male	127
Female	118
Main location
U	131
ML	114
Size, cm (range)
>5	137
<5	108
Depth of invasion
T1/T2	126
T3/T4	119
Lauren classification
Intestinal	119
Diffuse	126
Lymph node metastasis
Positive	147
Negative	98
H.pylori infection
Positive	187
Negative	58
High salt diet intake
Positive	118
Negative	127
Stage
I	79
II	45
III	43
IV	78