Table 1.

Clinicopathological characteristics of patients with distal gastric cancer according to age groups

Variables	≤ 45 years (n = 41)		>  45 years (n = 166)		p
	n	(%)	n	(%)
Gender
Male	25	61.0	113	68.1	0.39
Female	16	39.0	53	31.9
Residence
Metropolitan region	30	73.2	104	62.7	0.21
County	11	26.8	62	37.3
Chronic tobacco history
Yes	18	43.9	98	59.4	0.08
No	23	56.1	68	40.6
Alcohol consumption history
Yes	23	56.1	82	49.4	0.48
No	18	43.9	84	50.6
Family history of gastric cancer
Yes	3	7.3	23	13.9	0.46
No	38	92.7	143	85.5
Gastrectomy
Curative	24	58.5	107	64.5	< 0.001
Paliative	8	19.5	57	34.3
No resection	9	22.0	2	1.2
Lauren type
Diffuse	29	70.70	56	33.70	< 0.001
Intestinal	9	22.00	101	60.80
Mixed	3	7.30	9	5.40
TNM Stage
I	9	22.00	27	16.30	0.015
II	2	4.90	43	25.90
III	10	24.40	45	27.10
IV	20	48.80	51	30.70
Diferentiation of the tumor
Well differentiated	0	0.00	6	3.60	< 0.001
Moderately differentiated	13	31.70	105	63.30
Poorly differentiated	26	63.40	55	33.10
Undifferentiated	2	4.90	0	0.00