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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2023; 15(6): 1125-1137
Published online Jun 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i6.1125
Published online Jun 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i6.1125
Table 2 Pathological characteristics of patients with gastric cancer according albumin-bilirubin groups, n (%)
| Variables | Low-ALBI group (< -2.82), n = 211 | High-ALBI group (≥ -2.82), n = 150 | P value |
| Lauren type | 0.367 | ||
| Intestinal | 124 (58.8) | 81 (54.0) | |
| Diffuse/mixed | 87 (41.2) | 69 (46.0) | |
| Histological differentiation | 0.993 | ||
| Well/moderately differentiated | 107 (59.7) | 76 (50.7) | |
| Poorly differentiated | 104 (49.3) | 74 (49.3) | |
| Lymphatic invasion | 0.132 | ||
| No | 121 (57.3) | 74 (49.3) | |
| Yes | 90 (42.7) | 76 (50.7) | |
| Venous invasion | 0.196 | ||
| No | 150 (71.1) | 97 (64.7) | |
| Yes | 61 (28.9) | 53 (35.3) | |
| Perineural invasion | 0.743 | ||
| No | 112 (53.1) | 77 (51.3) | |
| Yes | 99 (46.9) | 73 (48.7) | |
| T status | 0.105 | ||
| pT1/T2 | 91 (43.1) | 52 (34.7) | |
| pT3/T4 | 120 (56.9) | 98 (65.3) | |
| No of dissected lymph nodes | 0.543 | ||
| mean (SD) | 40.9 (17.7) | 39.8 (17.2) | |
| pN status | 0.239 | ||
| pN0 | 99 (46.9) | 61 (40.7) | |
| pN+ | 112 (53.1) | 89 (59.3) | |
| pTNM | 0.222 | ||
| I/II | 122 (57.8) | 77 (51.3) | |
| III | 89 (42.2) | 73 (48.7) |
- Citation: Szor DJ, Pereira MA, Ramos MFKP, Tustumi F, Dias AR, Zilberstein B, Ribeiro Jr U. Preoperative albumin-bilirubin score is a prognostic factor for gastric cancer patients after curative gastrectomy. World J Gastrointest Surg 2023; 15(6): 1125-1137
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v15/i6/1125.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v15.i6.1125