Clinicopathologic characteristics of gastric carcinoma in elderly patients: A comparison with young patients

Table 2 Correlation between prognostic factors and survival rates of elderly patients with gastric carcinoma.

Variables	No. of patients (n = 194)	5-yr survival rate (%)	P value
Gender			0.3147
Male	131	43.3
Female	63	52.8
Tumor size (cm)
<5	102	66.8
>5	92	26
Depth of invasion			<0.001
T1 and 2	76	84.9
T3 and 4	118	20.6
Histologic type			0.0097
Differentiated	100	55.1
Undifferentiated	94	39.8
Tumor location			0.1969
Upper third	16	31.6
Middle/distal third	178	50.8
Operative type			<0.001
Total	52	27.9
Subtotal	142	55.5
LN invasion			<0.001
N0	88	77.9
N1	48	36.6
>N2	58	12.9