Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Feb 27, 2024; 16(2): 357-381
Published online Feb 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i2.357
Table 1 Comparison of clinical features between the training and validation sets in the overall survival group, n (%)
Variable
Total (n = 1652)
Train set (n = 1156)
Valid set (n = 496)
Statistic
P value
Months from diagnosis to treatment, M (Q1, Q3)1.00 (1.00 - 1.00)1.00 (1.00 - 1.00)1.00 (1.00 - 1.00)Z = 1.3940.252
Tumor sizeχ2 = 1.9830.371
        ≤ 5421 (25.48)302 (26.12)119 (23.99)
        5-101159 (70.16)800 (69.20)359 (72.38)
        ≥ 1072 (4.36)54 (4.67)18 (3.63)
Ageχ2 = 0.0770.782
        < 60505 (30.57)351 (30.36)154 (31.05)
        ≥ 601147 (69.43)805 (69.64)342 (68.95)
Raceχ2 = 1.1210.571
        Black190 (11.5)127 (10.99)63 (12.70)
        Other199 (12.05)138 (11.94)61 (12.30)
        White1263 (76.45)891 (77.08)372 (75.00)
Sexχ2 = 1.5520.213
        Female529 (32.02)381 (32.96)148 (29.84)
        Male1123 (67.98)775 (67.04)348 (70.16)
Primary siteχ2 = 3.7970.803
        Antrum165 (9.99)119 (10.29)46 (9.27)
        Body116 (7.02)78 (6.75)38 (7.66)
        Cardia713 (43.16)494 (42.73)219 (44.15)
        Fundus91 (5.51)62 (5.36)29 (5.85)
        Greater curvature48 (2.91)34 (2.94)14 (2.82)
        Lesser curvature75 (4.54)48 (4.15)27 (5.44)
        Others426 (25.79)309 (26.73)117 (23.59)
        Pylorus18 (1.09)12 (1.04)6 (1.21)
Histologicχ2 = 6.5740.037a
        Adenocarcinoma1039 (62.89)704 (60.90)335 (67.54)
        Others372 (22.52)275 (23.79)97 (19.56)
        Signet ring cell carcinoma241 (14.59)177 (15.31)64 (12.90)
Surgeryχ2 = 1.6500.199
        No1579 (95.58)1100 (95.16)479 (96.57)
        Yes73 (4.42)56 (4.84)17 (3.43)
Regional lymph node surgeryχ2 = 1.0630.302
        No1568 (94.92)1093 (94.55)475 (95.77)
        Yes84 (5.08)63 (5.45)21 (4.23)
Surgery other regional/distantχ2 = 0.0010.976
        No1575 (95.34)1102 (95.33)473 (95.36)
        Yes77 (4.66)54 (4.67)23 (4.64)
Treatment sequence-0.057
        No radiation and/or cancer-directed surgery1616 (97.82)1126 (97.40)490 (98.79)
        Radiation after surgery24 (1.45)22 (1.90)2 (0.40)
        Radiation before and after surgery1 (0.06)1 (0.09)0 (0.00)
        Radiation prior to surgery11 (0.67)7 (0.61)4 (0.81)
Radiationχ2 = 0.3800.537
        No1344 (81.36)936 (80.97)408 (82.26)
        Yes308 (18.64)220 (19.03)88 (17.74)
Chemotherapyχ2 = 0.6010.438
        No740 (44.79)525 (45.42)215 (43.35)
        Yes912 (55.21)631 (54.58)281 (56.65)
Nodes positiveχ2 = 5.2880.021
        < 460 (3.63)50 (4.33)10 (2.02)
        ≥ 41592 (96.37)1106 (95.67)486 (97.98)
Metastases at boneχ2 = 2.5780.108
        No1305 (79)901 (77.94)404 (81.45)
        Yes347 (21)255 (22.06)92 (18.55)
Metastases at brainχ2 = 3.7510.053
        No1581 (95.7)1099 (95.07)482 (97.18)
        Yes71 (4.3)57 (4.93)14 (2.82)
Metastases at liverχ2 = 2.7730.096
        No781 (47.28)562 (48.62)219 (44.15)
        Yes871 (52.72)594 (51.38)277 (55.85)
Marital status at diagnosisχ2 = 0.2160.642
        0990 (59.93)697 (60.29)293 (59.07)
        1662 (40.07)459 (39.71)203 (40.93)
T stageχ2 = 3.0780.688
        T010 (0.61)5 (0.43)5 (1.01)
        T1327 (19.79)227 (19.64)100 (20.16)
        T262 (3.75)42 (3.63)20 (4.03)
        T3180 (10.9)132 (11.42)48 (9.68)
        T4285 (17.25)200 (17.30)85 (17.14)
        TX788 (47.7)550 (47.58)238 (47.98)
N stageχ2 = 0.7080.950
        N0588 (35.59)408 (35.29)180 (36.29)
        N1626 (37.89)440 (38.06)186 (37.50)
        N259 (3.57)43 (3.72)16 (3.23)
        N363 (3.81)46 (3.98)17 (3.43)
        NX316 (19.13)219 (18.94)97 (19.56)