Brief Article
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2009; 15(47): 5966-5971
Published online Dec 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5966
Table 2 The clinical characteristics of the BDSR group were compared with the PD group n (%)
CharacteristicsBDSR groupPD group
Total patients45149
Age (median, yr)65 (37-76)60 (31-78)
Gender
Male30 (66.7)102 (68.5)
Female15 (33.3)47 (31.5)
Median follow-up (mo)25.0 (4.0-104.0)21.9 (0.4-108.5)
T stage
T19 (20.0)32 (21.4)
T233 (73.3)20 (13.4)
T33 (6.7)90 (60.5)
T40 (0.0)7 (4.7)
N status
N032 (71.2)101 (67.8)
N113 (28.8)48 (32.2)
TNM stage
 Ia9 (20.0)24 (16.1)
 Ib23 (51.1)15 (10.1)
IIa0 (0.0)58 (38.9)
IIb13 (28.9)44 (29.5)
III0 (0.0)8 (5.4)