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Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2013; 5(12): 321-328
Published online Dec 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i12.321
Table 1 Comparison of the characteristics of the surgical groups n (%)
CharacteristicNo chemon = 1191Receivedchemotherapyn = 327P value
Age, yrMean ± SD71 ± 1261 ± 14< 0.0001
SexMen741 (62)221 (68)0.0743
Women450 (38)106 (32)
Race/ ethnicityNon-hispanic white438 (37)118 (36)0.9833
Black112 (9)33 (10)
Hispanic white322 (27)88 (27)
Asian/pacific islanders319 (27)88 (27)
Tumor locationProximal296 (25)98 (30)0.0290
Distal423 (36)100 (31)
Whole167 (14)59 (18)
Middle305 (26)70 (21)
GradeWell differentiated26 (2)1 (0)0.0178
Moderately differentiated312 (26)70 (21)
Poorly differentiated792 (66)234 (72)
Undifferentiated40 (3)18 (6)
Unknown21 (2)4 (1)
Tumor size ≤ 5 cm462 (39)117 (36)0.6048
>5 cm507 (43)145 (44)
Unknown222 (19)65 (20)
T stage1T2108 (9)24 (7)0.1556
T3620 (52)163 (50)
T4a319 (27)96 (29)
T4b144 (12)44 (13)
N stage1N0334 (28)38 (12)< 0.0001
N1786 (66)261 (80)
N231 (3)15 (5)
N340 (3)13 (4)
Node statusN-334 (28)38 (12)< 0.0001
N+857 (72)289 (88)
AJCC7 groupII767 (64)187 (57)0.0168
III424 (36)140 (43)
Table 2 Comparison of characteristics by chemotherapy groups n (%)
CharacteristicNeoadjuvantn = 37Adjuvantn = 290P value
Age, yrMean (± SD)65 (± 10)61 (± 14)0.0583
SexMen23 (62)198 (68)0.4543
Women14 (38)92 (32)
Race/ ethnicityNon-hispanic white18 (49)100 (34)0.2885
Black3 (8)30 (10)
Hispanic white6 (16)82 (28)
Asian/pacific islanders10 (27)78 (27)
Tumor locationProximal12 (32)86 (30)0.9189
Distal10 (27)90 (31)
Whole6 (16)53 (18)
Middle9 (24)61 (21)
GradeWell differentiated0 (0)1 (0)0.9087
Moderately differentiated7 (19)63 (22)
Poorly differentiated27 (73)207 (71)
Undifferentiated2 (5)16 (6)
Unknown1 (3)3 (1)
Tumor size ≤ 5 cm10 (27)107 (37)0.2297
> 5 cm16 (43)129 (44)
Unknown11 (30)54 (19)
T stage1T20 (0)24 (8)0.4283
T319 (51)144 (50)
T4a15 (41)81 (28)
T4b3 (8)41 (14)
N stage1N07 (19)31 (11)0.2684
N127 (73)234 (81)
N21 (3)14 (5)
N32 (5)11 (4)
Node statusN-7 (19)31 (11)0.1413
N+30 (81)259 (89)
AJCC7 groupII23 (62)164 (57)0.5160
III14 (38)126 (43)
Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analysis
Factorn (%)Univariate
Multivariate
HR (95%CI)P valueHR (95%CI)P value
Chemo status1Neo-Adjuvant37 (11)----
Adjuvant290 (89)0.95 (0.65-1.38)0.78540.97 (0.67-1.43)0.8961
Age1, yrMean ± SD 61.5 ± 141.02 (1.01-1.03)0.00081.02 (1.01-1.03)0.0006
SexMen221 (68)--
Women106 (32)1.00 (0.77-1.31)0.9859
Race/ethnicityNon-hispanic white118 (36)--
Black33 (10)1.48 (0.96-2.27)0.0765
Hispanic white88 (27)1.16 (0.84-1.59)0.3576
Asian/pacific islanders88 (27)1.00 (0.73-1.37)1.0000
Tumor locationProximal98 (30)--
Distal100 (31)0.90 (0.65-1.24)0.5173
Whole59 (18)0.99 (0.69-1.43)0.9621
Middle70 (21)0.94 (0.67-1.33)0.7395
GradeWell differentiated1 (0)--
Moderately differentiated70 (21)0.38 (0.05-2.73)0.3338
Poorly differentiated234 (72)0.48 (0.07-3.43)0.4642
Undifferentiated18 (6)0.57 (0.07-4.31)0.5843
Unknown4 (1)0.41 (0.04-4.55)0.4687
Tumor size ≤ 5cm117 (36)--
> 5cm145 (44)1.33 (1.02-1.75)0.0379
Unknown65 (20)0.98 (0.66-1.46)0.9322
T stageT224 (7)--
T3163 (50)2.18 (1.17-4.05)0.0135
T4a96 (29)2.90 (1.54-5.45)0.0009
T4b44 (13)4.86 (2.48-9.53)< 0.0001
N stageN038 (12)--
N1261 (80)1.47 (0.99-2.20)0.0588
N215 (5)1.98 (0.95-4.11)0.0666
N313 (4)1.90 (0.94-3.84)0.0731
Node statusN-38 (12)--
N+289 (88)1.51 (1.01-2.25)0.0449
AJCC7 group1II187 (57)----
III140 (43)1.79 (1.39-2.30)< 0.00011.81 (1.41-2.33)< 0.0001