Table 1. Status of patients included.

Variable	Sweet group (n=75)	Ivor Lewis group (n=75)	P value
Sex
Male	55	62	0.24
Female	20	13
Age (years)	58.27±8.32	60.49±8.46	0.11
Pathological stage			0.29
Stage I	15 (20.00%)	8 (10.67%)
Stage II	26 (34.67%)	32 (42.67%)
Stage III	34 (45.33%)	35 (46.67%)
Neoadjuvant therapy	1	4	0.37
Adjuvant therapy	23	27	0.73