Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2024; 16(6): 1629-1636
Published online Jun 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i6.1629
Table 1 Patient demographics and comorbidities
Variables
Operative group (N = 63)
Nonoperative group (N = 68)
P value
Demographics
    Age63.366.7
    Age > 50 yr, n (%)57 (90.5)53 (78.0)
    Male sex, n (%)37 (58.7)42 (61.8)
Ethnicity
    European3344
    Asian1540.013
    Pacific Peoples68
    Māori710
    MELAA020.004
    Unknown20
Tumour location
    Oesophageal919
    Gastro-oesophageal106
    Gastric4443
Pathological stage
    I1811
    II106
    III305
    IV546< 0.001
Current smoker911
Charlson Comorbidity Index6.5 ± 2.17.7 ± 2.50.0073
Table 2 Demographic factors and their relationship with survival
Univariate analysis - factors associated with survival
Demographic factorsHazard ratioP value
Age1.003 (0.99-1.02)
Male0.93 (0.63-1.38)
Smoker1.12 (0.63-1.98)
European1.24 (0.84-1.84)
Asian0.45 (0.24-0.84)0.013
Pacific Peoples0.92 (0.50-1.69)
Māori1.35 (0.78-2.34)
MELAA11.3 (2.62-48.64)0.001
Unknown0.66 (0.16-2.76)
Surgery0.20 (0.13-0.30)< 0.001
Stage IV5.13 (3.35-7.87)< 0.001
Stage (overall)2.23 (1.78-2.79)< 0.001
Charlson Comorbidity Index1.27 (1.18-1.38)< 0.001
Proportion of signet ring cells1.07 (0.72-1.58)
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy1.87 (0.93-3.76)
Multivariate analysis - factors associated with survival
Stage1.62 (1.30-2.01)< 0.001
Surgery0.27 (0.17-0.42)< 0.001
Charlson Comorbidity Index1.19 (1.08-1.30)< 0.001
Asian ethnicity0.75 (0.39-1.43)