Table 1.
Demographic and pathological characteristics.
| Variable | N (%) n = 144 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) * | 72.2 (9.6) | ||
| Range | 48–93 | ||
| Gender | |||
| Female | 46 (31.9) | ||
| Male | 98 (68.1) | ||
| Localization | |||
| Right | 79 (54.9) | ||
| Left | 65 (45.1) | ||
| Differentiation grade | |||
| <50% | 26 (18.1) | ||
| ≥50% | 118 (81.9) | ||
| Lymph node ratio | |||
| Mean * (SD) | 6.7 (12.1) | ||
| Median (Q1–Q3) | 0.0 (0–9.3) | ||
| Histologic type | |||
| Colloid | 18 (12.5) | ||
| Adenocarcinoma | 125 (86.8) | ||
| Signet ring cell carcinoma | 1 (0.7) | ||
| TNM Stage | |||
| II | 80 (55.6) | ||
| III | 64 (44.4) | ||
| Lymphatic vascular invasion | |||
| Negative | 108 (75.0) | ||
| Positive | 36 (25.0) | ||
| Blood vessel invasion | |||
| Negative | 102 (70.8) | ||
| Positive | 42 (29.2) | ||
| Perineural invasion | |||
| Negative | 112 (77.8) | ||
| Positive | 32 (22.2) | ||
* Values are means. SD: Standard deviation. Q1–Q3: Quartiles 1–3.