Comparison of endoscopic and laparoscopic resection of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A propensity score-matched study

Table 1 Patient demographic and tumor characteristics, n (%)

Variable	Before matching			After matching
	E (n = 135)	L (n = 71)	P value	E (n = 59)	L (n = 59)	P value
Sex			0.230			> 0.999
Female	68 (50.4)	42 (59.2)		32 (54.2)	32 (54.2)
Male	67 (49.6)	29 (40.8)		27 (45.8)	27 (45.8)
Age (years)	61.08 ± 11.71	61.41 ± 11.37	0.848	59.95± 11.99	61.39± 11.20	0.501
Tumor size (cm)	3.5 (3.0-4.0)	4.2 (3.3-5.0)	< 0.001	3.5 (3.0-4.5)	4.0 (3.0-4.5)	0.362
Tumor location			0.048			0.127
Gastric cardia	5 (3.7)	0 (0.0)
Gastric fundus	57 (42.2)	20 (28.2)		16 (27.1)	20 (33.9)
Gastric body	66 (48.9)	45 (63.4)		39 (66.1)	39 (66.1)
Gastric antrum	7 (5.2)	6 (8.4)		4 (6.8)	0 (0.0)

Data are shown as the median ± SD, median and interquartile range, or proportion. E: Endoscopy group; L: Laparoscopy group.