Table 4.
Comparison of baseline characteristics of patients and submucosal tumors between esophagus group and cardia group n (%)
| Characteristic | Esophagus group (n = 106) | Cardia group (n = 59) | P-value |
| Age, mean ± SD (yr) | 45.7 (10.5) | 48.2 (10.9) | 0.053 |
| Sex | 0.159 | ||
| Men | 76 | 36 | |
| Women | 30 | 23 | |
| Tumor size, median (range, mm) | 16.5 (5.0-55.0) | 25.0 (6.0-80.0) | 0.005a |
| Tumor shape | 0.000a | ||
| Regular | 66 | 19 | |
| Irregular | 40 | 40 | |
| Pathological diagnosis | NA | ||
| Leiomyomas | 102 | 55 | |
| GISTs | 1 | 2 | |
| Lipomas | 1 | 2 | |
| Schwannomas | 1 | 0 | |
| Fibrous tumor | 1 | 0 |
a
P < 0.05, there is statistical significance between each other. GISTs: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors; NA: Not available.