Table 1.
Comparison of baseline characteristics between patients with malignant esophageal obstruction undergoing gastrostomy and stent insertion, before propensity score matching (n = 383).
| Gastrostomy Group (n = 188) |
Stent Group (n = 195) |
p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | year | 63.80 ± 9.57 | 64.71 ± 10.36 | 0.37 |
| Gender | Male | 161 (85.6) | 180 (92.3) | 0.054 |
| Female | 27 (14.4) | 15 (7.7) | ||
| Stage | Stage II + III | 119 (63.3) | 33 (16.9) | <0.001 |
| Stage IV | 69 (36.7) | 162 (83.1) | ||
| Location | Cervical | 50 (26.6) | 5 (2.6) | <0.001 |
| Upper | 54 (28.7) | 37 (19.0) | ||
| Mid | 41 (21.8) | 68 (34.9) | ||
| Lower | 43 (22.9) | 85 (43.6) | ||
| Histology | Squamous cell carcinoma | 185 (98.4) | 181 (92.8) | 0.087 |
| Others | 3 (1.6) | 14 (7.2) | ||
| Length of obstruction | cm | 6.72 ± 3.17 | 6.53 ± 2.70 | 0.85 |
| Chemotherapy | None | 27 (14.4) | 49 (25.1) | <0.001 |
| Before procedure | 71 (37.8) | 100 (51.3) | ||
| After procedure | 90 (47.9) | 46 (23.6) | ||
| Radiotherapy | None | 46 (24.5) | 115 (59.0) | <0.001 |
| Before procedure | 60 (31.9) | 42 (21.5) | ||
| After procedure | 82 (43.6) | 38 (19.5) | ||
| Surgery | None | 130 (69.1) | 187 (95.9) | <0.001 |
| Before procedure | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| After procedure | 57 (30.3) | 8 (4.1) |