Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2018; 24(1): 104-111
Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.104
Table 1 Clinical characteristics n (%)
CharacteristicExperimental group (n = 155)Control group (n = 176)P value
Gender0.842
Male88 (56.8)98 (55.7)
Female67 (43.2)78 (44.3)
Age (yr; mean ± SD)55.5 ± 12.257.0 ± 11.60.250
BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD)23.9 ± 2.524.4 ± 3.10.171
ASA score
140 (25.8)47 (26.7)0.857
279 (51.0)82 (46.6)
331 (20.0)41 (23.3)
45 (3.2)6 (3.4)
Neoadjuvant chemoradiation
Yes48 (31.0)52 (29.5)0.811
No107 (69.0)124 (70.5)