Table 1 Characteristics of included patients
Total number | 1526 |
Age (median, range) | 63 (22-95) |
Sex | |
Male | 1024 (67.8%) |
Female | 502 (32.2%) |
Location of lesion | |
Upper | 251 (16.4%) |
Middle | 309 (20.2%) |
Lower | 935 (61.3%) |
entire | 31 (2.0%) |
pT stage | |
T1 | 297 (19.5%) |
T2 | 197 (12.9%) |
T3 | 343 (22.5%) |
T4a | 670 (43.9%) |
T4b | 19 (1.2%) |
LN number retrieved (mean ± SD) | 23.60 ± 10.59 |
pN stage | |
N0 | 554 (36.3%) |
N1 | 242 (15.9%) |
N2 | 273 (17.9%) |
N3a | 312 (20.4%) |
N3b | 145 (9.5%) |
Surgical procedure | |
Distal gastrectomy | 1109 (72.7%) |
Proximal gastrectomy | 193 (12.6%) |
Total gastrectomy | 224 (14.7%) |