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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2021; 27(16): 1816-1827
Published online Apr 28, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i16.1816
Published online Apr 28, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i16.1816
Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients eligible for inclusion (n = 234)
| Respondents (n = 116) | Non-respondents (n = 118) | P value | |
| Gender, n (%) | 0.192 | ||
| Male | 63 (54.3) | 74 (62.7) | |
| Female | 53 (45.7) | 44 (37.3) | |
| Age at surgery (yr, median, IQR) | 66 (58-74) | 72 (63-78) | 0.016 |
| Performed procedure, n (%) | 0.299 | ||
| Total gastrectomy | 43 (37.1) | 55 (46.6) | |
| Distal-Billroth II | 26 (22.4) | 20 (16.9) | |
| Distal-Roux-Y | 47 (40.5) | 43 (36.4) | |
| Postoperative complications, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 28 (24.1) | 38 (32.2) | 0.170 |
| TNM stage, n (%) | 0.001 | ||
| 0 | 3 (2.6) | 4 (3.4) | |
| I | 52 (44.8) | 25 (21.2) | |
| II | 32 (27.6) | 36 (30.5) | |
| III | 29 (25.0) | 53 (44.9) |
- Citation: Grosek J, Zavrtanik H, Tomažič A. Health-related quality of life after curative resection for gastric adenocarcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27(16): 1816-1827
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v27/i16/1816.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v27.i16.1816