Table 1.
Characteristics of the 1,201 GC patients
| Characteristics | Patients | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| <60 | 675 | 56.2 |
| ≥60 | 526 | 43.8 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 831 | 69.2 |
| Female | 370 | 30.8 |
| Tumor location | ||
| Lower third | 570 | 47.4 |
| Upper third | 583 | 48.5 |
| Full third | 48 | 4 |
| Tumor size (cm) | ||
| <5 | 659 | 54.9 |
| ≥5 | 542 | 45.1 |
| Differentiation | ||
| Well/moderate | 204 | 17 |
| Poor/others | 997 | 83 |
| TNM stage | ||
| I | 184 | 15.3 |
| II | 252 | 21 |
| III | 659 | 54.9 |
| IV | 106 | 8.8 |
| Blood type | ||
| A | 335 | 27.9 |
| B | 284 | 23.6 |
| O | 497 | 41.4 |
| AB | 85 | 7.1 |
| TG (mM) | ||
| <1.9 | 1056 | 87.9 |
| ≥1.9 | 145 | 12.1 |
| CHO (mM) | ||
| <4.1 | 229 | 19.1 |
| ≥4.1 | 972 | 80.9 |
| HDL-C (mM) | ||
| <1.2 | 735 | 61.2 |
| ≥1.2 | 466 | 38.8 |
| LDL-C (mM) | ||
| <3.1 | 579 | 48.2 |
| ≥3.1 | 622 | 51.8 |
| ApoA1 (mM) | ||
| <1.4 | 955 | 79.5 |
| ≥1.4 | 246 | 20.5 |
| ApoB (mM) | ||
| <1 | 721 | 60 |
| ≥1 | 480 | 40 |
| LDL-C/HDL-C ratio | ||
| <2.9 | 670 | 55.8 |
| ≥2.9 | 531 | 44.2 |
| ApoB/ApoA1 ratio | ||
| <1 | 947 | 78.9 |
| ≥1 | 254 | 21.1 |
Abbreviations: ApoA1, Apolipoprotein A1; ApoB, Apolipoprotein B; CHO, cholesterol; GC, gastric cancer; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; TNM, tumor–node–metastasis.