Table 3.
Clinicopathological characteristics and surgical results of the young patients with two subgroups.
| Characteristics | Young group = 165 | P value | ||
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| Age ≤35 years N = 46 |
Age 35-40 years N = 119 |
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| Sex | Male | 21 | 61 | 0.048 |
| Female | 35 | 58 | ||
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| Resection margin | R0 | 43 | 99 | 0.496 |
| R1 and R2 | 3 | 20 | ||
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| Resection patterns | DG | 46 | 92 | 0.047 |
| TG | 0 | 19 | ||
| PG | 0 | 8 | ||
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| Tumor size | cm | 4.8 ± 2.1 | 4.8 ± 2.8 | 0.05 |
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| Tumor location | U | 0 | 9 | 0.459 |
| M | 5 | 13 | ||
| L | 41 | 92 | ||
| UML | 0 | 5 | ||
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| Macroscopic type | EGC | 14 | 19 | 0.123 |
| Types 1-2 | 16 | 62 | ||
| Types 3-4 | 16 | 38 | ||
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| Differentiate degree | G1 and G2 | 2 | 9 | 0.573 |
| G3 and G4 | 44 | 110 | ||
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| Postoperative stay | Days | 9.5 ± 1.5 | 9.8 ± 2.5 | 0.927 |
DG: distal gastrectomy; TG: total gastrectomy; PG: proximal gastrectomy; U: upper; M: middle; L: lower; EGC: early gastric cancer.