Table 1.
Patient background (before chemotherapy)
| P group (n = 10) |
N group (n = 112) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 75.0 (62.0–78.0) | 69.5 (61.0–74.0) | 0.37 |
| Sex (M/W) | 10/0 | 81/31 | 0.12 |
| BMI (kg/ m2) | 21.2 (19.0–23.3) | 21.3 (19.4–23.8) | 0.75 |
| Blood type O (%) | 20.0 | 30.4 | 0.74 |
| Stomach cancer (%) | 20.0 | 12.5 | 0.85 |
| Thromboembolic disease history (%) | 70.0 | 11.6 | <0.001 |
| Heart disease history (%) | 80.0 | 18.8 | <0.001 |
| Diabetes history (%) | 40.0 | 15.2 | 0.12 |
| Blood transfusion history (%) | 80.0 | 55.4 | 0.24 |
| Surgery history (%) | 80.0 | 63.4 | 0.48 |
| Radiation history (%) | 50.0 | 48.2 | 0.82 |
| Plt (×104/μL) | 17.0 (15.2–22.05) | 24.0 (20.9–30.9) | 0.014 |
| WBC (×103/μL) | 6.2 (4.7–8.1) | 6.7 (5.3–8.5) | 0.50 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 11.9 (11.4–13.3) | 11.7 (10.0–12.9) | 0.23 |
| D-dimer | 2.3 (1.075–3.1) | 1.25 (0.8–2.5) | 0.17 |