Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2015; 21(22): 6905-6913
Published online Jun 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i22.6905
Table 2 Pathology and stage of gastric cancer n (%)
VariableAge45 yr(n = 202)Age > 45 yr (n = 1456)P value
Pathology (Lauren)< 0.001
Intestinal39 (19.3)870 (59.8)
Diffuse157 (77.7)526 (36.1)
Mixed6 (3.0)60 (4.1)
Depth of invasion0.001
T1117 (57.9)876 (60.2)
T210 (5.0)143 (9.8)
T315 (7.4)186 (12.8)
T433 (16.3)146 (10.0)
Lymph node metastasis0.052
N0122 (60.4)962 (66.1)
N18 (4.0)127 (8.7)
N215 (7.4)74 (5.1)
N325 (12.4)155 (10.6)
Distant metastasis< 0.001
M0153 (75.7)1267 (87.0)
M149 (24.3)189 (13.0)
Stage< 0.001
I122 (60.4)954 (65.5)
II10 (5.0)149 (10.2)
III21 (10.4)166 (11.4)
IV49 (24.3)187 (12.8)
Lymphatic invasion0.612
No121 (59.9)902 (62.0)
Yes50 (24.8)408 (28.0)
Venous invasion0.024
No149 (73.8)1207 (82.9)
Yes22 (10.9)102 (7.0)
Perineural invasion0.043
No125 (61.9)1042 (71.6)
Yes46 (22.8)264 (18.1)
Baseline adenoma< 0.001
No165 (81.7)1101 (75.6)
Yes4 (2.0)195 (13.4)