Characteristics | ESCC | p Value | Controls | p Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Numbers | Median (range) |  | Numbers | Median (range) |  |
Age, years | Â | Â | 0.973 | Â | Â | 0.733 |
 <58 | 102 | 1.21(0.83–1.64) |  | 105 | 1.56(0.8–2.32) |  |
 ≥58 | 108 | 1.21(0.71–2.05) |  | 114 | 1.59(1.23–2.11) |  |
Sex | Â | Â | 0.084 | Â | Â | 0.887 |
 Male | 150 | 1.16(0.71–2.05) |  | 137 | 1.56(0.8–2.24) |  |
 Female | 60 | 1.25(0.81–1.89) |  | 82 | 1.58(1.05–2.32) |  |
pT status | Â | Â | 0.175 | Â | Â | Â |
 pT 1 | 17 | 1.15(0.95–1.39) |  |  |  |  |
 pT 2 | 40 | 1.26(0.88–2.05) |  |  |  |  |
 pT 3 | 128 | 1.20(0.71–1.84) |  |  |  |  |
 pT 4 | 25 | 1.12(0.87–1.6) |  |  |  |  |
pN status | Â | Â | 0.094 | Â | Â | Â |
 pN 0 | 114 | 1.25(0.8–2.05) |  |  |  |  |
 pN 1 | 96 | 1.16(0.71–1.8) |  |  |  |  |
pM status | Â | Â | 0.828 | Â | Â | Â |
 pM 0 | 197 | 1.21(0.71–2.05) |  |  |  |  |
 pM 1 | 13 | 1.16(0.92–1.59) |  |  |  |  |
pTNM status | Â | Â | 0.226 | Â | Â | Â |
 Stage I | 15 | 1.15(1.03–1.39) |  |  |  |  |
 Stage II | 103 | 1.25(0.8–2.05) |  |  |  |  |
 Stage III | 80 | 1.15(0.71–1.8) |  |  |  |  |
 Stage IV | 12 | 1.22(0.92–1.59) |  |  |  |  |
Histological differentiation | Â | Â | 0.393 | Â | Â | Â |
 DCIS | 3 | 1.61(1.12–1.67) |  |  |  |  |
 Low | 66 | 1.22(0.8–1.89) |  |  |  |  |
 Moderate | 98 | 1.19(0.71–2.05) |  |  |  |  |
 Well | 43 | 1.17(0.81–1.6) |  |  |  |  |
Alcohol index | Â | Â | 0.815 | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 96 | 1.19(0.71–1.64) |  |  |  |  |
 No | 114 | 1.21(0.8–2.05) |  |  |  |  |