Table 4. Comparison of clinicopathological characteristics between two groups.
| Characteristics | Low AFP (n=1687) | High AFP (n=240) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.105 | ||
| Male | 1303 | 174 | |
| Female | 384 | 66 | |
| Age | 0.235 | ||
| ≤60 | 1015 | 154 | |
| >60 | 672 | 86 | |
| Tumor location | 0.746 | ||
| Upper third | 444 | 64 | |
| Middle third | 300 | 49 | |
| Lower third | 818 | 109 | |
| Entire | 125 | 18 | |
| Tumor size (cm) | 0.304 | ||
| ≤5 | 1295 | 177 | |
| >5 | 392 | 63 | |
| Pathological type | 0.005 | ||
| Well differentiated | 209 | 36 | |
| Moderately differentiated | 426 | 37 | |
| Poorly differentiated | 989 | 161 | |
| Signet ring cell or Mucinous | 63 | 6 | |
| Tumor depth | 0.185 | ||
| T1 | 439 | 69 | |
| T2 | 294 | 32 | |
| T3 | 542 | 70 | |
| T4 | 412 | 69 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | 0.949 | ||
| N0 | 744 | 102 | |
| N1 | 302 | 45 | |
| N2 | 267 | 37 | |
| N3 | 374 | 56 |