Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2010; 16(22): 2801-2805
Published online Jun 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i22.2801
Table 1 Characteristics of patients n (%), (mean ± SD)
DG group (n = 64)TG group (n = 28)P-value
Age (yr)68.3 ± 10.169.3 ± 6.70.6522
Sex ratio (male:female)46:1820:80.9651
Stage
IA15 (23.4)5 (17.9)0.5504
IB13 (20.3)7 (25)0.6160
II16 (25.0)7 (25)1.00
IIIA17 (26.6)7 (25)0.8752
IIIB3 (4.7)2 (7.1)0.6382
Initial disease
Hypertension10 (15.6)3 (10.7)0.7474
Diabetes mellitus9 (14.1)3 (10.7)0.7502
Atrial fibrillation2 (3.1)1 (3.6)1.00
Apoplexy2 (3.1)0 (0)0.5184
Parkinson disease1 (1.6)0 (0)0.3043
Old pulmonary tuberculosis4 (6.3)1 (3.6)1.00
Preoperative platelet count (× 104/μL)24.8 ± 4.124.5 ± 3.40.7386
Preoperative spleen diameter (mm)90.8 ± 8.591.9 ± 10.40.5908
Preoperative Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio2744 ± 4732674 ± 3690.4921