Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Apr 15, 2017; 9(4): 176-183
Published online Apr 15, 2017. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v9.i4.176
Table 1 Patients’ pretreatment characteristics and risk of venous thromboembolism on univariate analysis
VariableTotal patientsPatients with VTERisk of time to VTE
HR95%CIP value
Total, n (%)241 (100.0)27 (11.2)
Age (yr)
< 65178 (73.9)18 (10.1)
≥ 6563 (26.1)9 (14.3)1.6320.732-3.6410.231
Gender
Male169 (70.1)18 (10.7)
Female72 (29.9)9 (12.5)1.0520.472-2.3450.9
ECOG PS
0-1229 (95.0%)27 (11.8)
212 (5.0%)00.0460.000-99.9910.432
BMI
< 25202 (83.8)23 (11.4)
≥ 2539 (16.2)4 (10.3)0.7930.274-2.2960.669
Previous CVC
No233 (96.7)25 (10.7)
Yes8 (3.3)2 (25.0)3.130.738-13.2660.122
Previous gastrectomy
No209 (86.7)26 (12.4)
Yes32 (13.3)1 (3.1)0.1960.027-1.4480.11
Primary tumor site
Antrum/pylorus94 (39.0)10 (10.6)
Body32 (13.3)9 (11.0)1.1310.458-2.7910.79
Cardia/fundus28 (11.6)3 (10.7)1.1380.313-4.1440.844
Diffuse25 (10.4)5 (20.0)2.4130.823-7.0730.108
Histology
W/D or M/D84 (34.9)6 (7.1)
P/D or SRC154 (63.9)21 (13.6)2.0840.840-5.1660.113
Unclassified3 (1.2)0NA
Peritoneal seeding
No137 (56.8)11 (8.0)
Yes104 (43.2)16 (15.4)1.9450.902-4.1910.09
Liver metastasis
No156 (64.7)20 (12.8)
Yes85 (35.3)7 (8.2)0.7410.313-1.7540.495
Lung metastasis
No220 (91.3)26 (11.8)
Yes21 (8.7)1 (4.8)0.5090.069-3.7640.509
Bone metastasis
No225 (93.4)24 (10.7)
Yes16 (6.6)3 (18.8)2.3440.701-7.8350.167
Number of metastatic sites
0-1109 (45.2)9 (8.3)
≥ 2132 (54.8)18 (13.6)1.8980.851-1.8980.118
CEA (log) median (range, ng/mL)2.5 (0.3-8070)1.1330.947-1.3550.173
CA19-9 (log) median (range, U/mL)19.3 (1.4-30800)0.8820.726-1.0730.209
CA72-4 (log) median (range, U/mL)5.1 (1.7-6490)1.0990.885-1.3640.395
Hb median (range, g/dL)12.0 (7.0-17.6)0.9560.786-1.1630.653
WBC median (range, × 109/L)7100 (2600-19300)11.000-1.0000.026
Platelet median (range, × 109/L)274 (107-731)1.0010.998-1.0050.508
CRP median (range, mg/dL)2.01 (0.10-19.22)1.0560.952-1.0530.302
Fibrinogen (log) median (range, × 109/L)360 (66-897)1.1320.337-3.7960.841
PAI-1 (log) median (range, × 109/L)35.0 (2.0-112.0)1.1970.662-2.1650.551
D-dimer (log) median (range, × 109/L)1.02 (0.06-82.3)1.4011.069 1.8360.015