Table 5.

Comparison of baseline characteristics in patients with cold constitution and heat constitution.

Baseline characteristics	Cold constitution (n = 15)	Heat constitution (n = 15)	P
Gender
Male, n (%)	8 (53.33%)	6 (40%)	0.713
Female, n (%)	7 (46.67%)	9 (60%)
Age (years)
<50, n (%)	1 (6.67%)	3 (20%)	0.598
≥50, n (%)	14 (93.33%)	12 (80%)
Differentiation
Medium n (%)	13 (86.67%)	14 (93.33%)	1.000
Poor, n (%)	2 (13.33%)	1 (6.67%)
Clinical stage
Stages I-II, n (%)	3 (20%)	10 (66.67%)	0.025∗
Stages III-IV, n (%)	12 (80%)	5 (33.33%)
T stage
T1-T2, n (%)	5 (33.33%)	6 (40%)	0.705
T3-T4, n (%)	10 (66.67%)	9 (60%)
Tumor metastasis conditions
Distant metastasis	4 (26.67%)	1 (6.67%)	0.043∗
Lymphatic metastasis	8 (53.33%)	4 (26.67%)
Nonmetastasis	3 (20%)	10 (66.67%)