Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of patients grouped by PNI.

Characteristic	PNI < 48.1 (no. of patients)	PNI ≥ 48.1 (no. of patients)	p value
Age			0.012
<50 years	39	233
≥50 years	34	106
Sex			0.404
Male	54	266
Female	19	73
Stage			0.370
III	40	205
IV	33	134
T-stage			0.025
T1/2	9	81
T3	30	149
T4	34	109
N-stage			0.574
N0/1	25	99
N2	39	185
N3	9	55