Table 2 Correlation between clinicopathological characteristics and BMI after matching
From: Impact of body mass index on surgical outcomes of gastric cancer
Characteristics | Low BMI (n = 104) | Normal BMI (n = 416) | High BMI (n = 104) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
 Male | 82 | 331 | 76 | 0.353 |
 Female | 22 | 85 | 28 | |
Age | ||||
  ≤ 60 | 60 | 220 | 62 | 0.379 |
  > 60 | 44 | 196 | 42 | |
Tumor location | ||||
 Upper third | 33 | 156 | 37 | 0.329 |
 Middle third | 15 | 62 | 13 | |
 Lower third | 51 | 160 | 41 | |
 Entire | 5 | 38 | 13 | |
Tumor size (cm) | ||||
  ≤ 5 | 60 | 251 | 60 | 0.818 |
  > 5 | 44 | 165 | 44 | |
Borrmann type | ||||
 I | 19 | 59 | 11 | 0.682 |
 II | 27 | 110 | 32 | |
 III | 37 | 162 | 42 | |
 IV | 11 | 35 | 7 | |
Pathological type | ||||
 Well differentiated | 6 | 23 | 4 | 0.746 |
 Moderately differentiated | 21 | 94 | 29 | |
 Poorly differentiated | 72 | 284 | 65 | |
 Signet ring cell or Mucinous | 5 | 15 | 6 | |
Type of gastrectomy | ||||
 Proximal | 7 | 36 | 6 | 0.816 |
 Distal | 41 | 148 | 38 | |
 Total | 56 | 232 | 60 | |
Tumor depth | ||||
 T1 | 10 | 50 | 12 | 0.721 |
 T2 | 10 | 35 | 14 | |
 T3 | 39 | 143 | 40 | |
 T4a | 44 | 184 | 38 | |
 T4b | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
Lymph node metastasis | ||||
 N0 | 23 | 105 | 22 | 0.730 |
 N1 | 20 | 61 | 19 | |
 N2 | 20 | 87 | 16 | |
 N3a | 25 | 105 | 33 | |
 N3b | 16 | 58 | 14 | |
Tumor stage | ||||
 Ia | 8 | 40 | 10 | 0.280 |
 Ib | 3 | 24 | 6 | |
 IIa | 10 | 39 | 9 | |
 IIb | 19 | 59 | 16 | |
 IIIa | 21 | 41 | 12 | |
 IIIb | 16 | 109 | 26 | |
 IIIc | 27 | 104 | 25 | |