Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with locally advanced (stage II/III) gastric cancer.
| Characteristics | No. of cases | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,303 (100.0) | |
| Age (yr) | ||
| <45 | 152 (11.7) | |
| 45–74 | 845 (64.9) | |
| >75 | 306 (23.5) | |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 611 (46.9) | |
| Male | 692 (53.1) | |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 829 (63.6) | |
| Single | 474 (36.4) | |
| Race | ||
| White | 864 (66.3) | |
| Black | 167 (12.8) | |
| Other* | 272 (20.9) | |
| Registry | ||
| Central | 215 (16.5) | |
| East | 327 (25.1) | |
| West | 761 (58.4) | |
| Location | ||
| Proximal third | 237 (18.2) | |
| Mid third | 142 (10.9) | |
| Distal third | 495 (38.0) | |
| Lesser curvature | 196 (15.0) | |
| Greater curvature | 83 (6.4) | |
| Overlapping lesion | 150 (11.5) | |
| Size | ||
| ≤5 cm | 667 (51.2) | |
| >5 cm | 636 (48.8) | |
| NLNE | ||
| <15 | 617 (47.4) | |
| ≥15 | 686 (52.6) | |
| Stage | ||
| II | 563 (43.2) | |
| III | 740 (56.8) | |
| Chemotherapy | ||
| Chemotherapy− | 444 (34.1) | |
| Chemotherapy+ | 859 (65.9) | |
| Radiation | ||
| Radiation− | 700 (53.7) | |
| Radiation+ | 603 (46.3) | |
Values are presented as number (%).
NLNE = number of lymph nodes examined.
*American Indian/AK Native, Asian/Pacific Islander.