Table 1.
Characteristic | Responder | Nonresponder | p Value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years)* | 66.01 ± 9.31 | 67.05 ± 6.86 | 0.321 |
Tumor size | 0.098 | ||
<4.0 cm | 9 | 19 | |
≥4.0 cm | 33 | 32 | |
Differentiation type | 0.778 | ||
Highly differentiated | 21 | 27 | |
Poorly differentiated | 21 | 24 | |
Lymph node metastasis | 0.311 | ||
Positive | 12 | 10 | |
Negative | 30 | 41 | |
Pathological stage | 0.077 | ||
cII | 18 | 13 | |
cIII | 24 | 38 |
Values are mean ± standard deviation (range).