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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2013; 19(39): 6568-6578
Published online Oct 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i39.6568
Published online Oct 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i39.6568
Table 3 Survival analysis of younger, middle-aged and elderly patients stratified by tumor-node-metastasis stage
| TNM | Younger (< 50 yr) | Middle-aged (50-69 yr) | Elderly (≥70 yr) | χ2 | P value | ||||||
| n | 5-yr OS | MST (mo) | n | 5-yr OS | MST (mo) | n | 5-yr OS | MST (mo) | |||
| I | 19 | 78.90% | 68 | 43 | 81.40% | 64 | 21 | 66.70% | 66 | 1.200 | 0.594 |
| II | 45 | 53.30% | 60 | 135 | 60.00% | 61 | 72 | 33.30% | 39 | 13.024 | 0.001 |
| III | 85 | 27.10% | 24 | 264 | 22.30% | 20 | 171 | 12.90% | 16 | 11.874 | 0.003 |
| IV | 17 | 5.90% | 10 | 39 | 2.60% | 8 | 9 | 0.00% | 6 | 2.909 | 0.233 |
- Citation: Liang YX, Deng JY, Guo HH, Ding XW, Wang XN, Wang BG, Zhang L, Liang H. Characteristics and prognosis of gastric cancer in patients aged ≥ 70 years. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(39): 6568-6578
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i39/6568.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i39.6568