Predictive value of positive lymph node ratio in patients with locally advanced gastric remnant cancer

Table 2 Factors correlated with lymph node stage

Variables	N0	N1	N2	N3	F/χ2	P value
Dissected lymph nodes	9.85 ± 7.32	9.15 ± 5.89	9.83 ± 7.56	17.13 ± 8.22	4.294	0.008
Metastatic lymph nodes	0.00 ± 0.00	1.23 ± 0.44	4.06 ± 1.16	11.56 ± 4.77	91.523	0.000
Tumor diameter	3.96 ± 1.67	5.92 ± 2.56	6.83 ± 2.70	6.66 ± 2.64	7.363	0.000
Borrmann					17.450	0.042
Borrmann I	3	0	2	2
Borrmann II	9	0	3	1
Borrmann III	15	12	9	10
Borrmann IV	0	1	4	3
Depth of tumor invasion					11.152	0.011
T2/T3	10	1	1	1
T4	17	12	17	5
Serum tumor biomarkers level					9.019	0.029
Normal	22	9	7	9
Abnormal	5	4	11	7
TNM stage					54.105	0.000
IB-II	24	1	1	0
III	3	12	17	16
Combine resection					8.917	0.030
Yes	4	6	10	6
No	23	7	8	10

N stage: Lymph node stage; TNM stage: Tumor-node metastasis stage.