Patient characteristic | Total n = 158 | Oesophageal cancer n = 107 (67.7%) | Curative n = 65 (60.7%) | Palliative n = 42 (39.3%) | p-value | Gastric cancer n = 51 (32.3) | Curative n = 34 (66.7%) | Palliative n = 17 (33.3%) | p-value |
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Age, yrs, mean ± SD1 | 71.0 ± 9.1 | 70.8 ± 7.8 | 69.0 ± 7.4 | 73.4 ± 7.8 | 0.004 | 71.5 ± 11.4 | 69.6 ± 10.8 | 75.4 ± 12.0 | 0.086 |
Weight loss, last 6 months2, kg | 4.8 ± 5.0 | 4.9 ± 4.9 | 4.9 ± 5.1 | 4.9 ± 4.7 | 0.980 | 4.4 ± 5.3 | 4.7 ± 6.2 | 3.8 ± 3.0 | 0.679 |
BMI3 | 25.2 ± 4.1 | 25.3 ± 4.3 | 25.3 ± 4.4 | 25.3 ± 4.1 | 0.935 | 25.1 ± 3.7 | 25.9 ± 3.6 | 23.2 ± 3.3 | 0.022 |
Gender4 | 0.232 | 0.771 | |||||||
Men, n (%) | 113 (73.4) | 84 (80.0) | 48 (76.2) | 36 (85.7) | 29 (59.2) | 20 (60.6) | 9 (56.3) | ||
Women, n (%) | 41 (26.6) | 21 (20.0) | 15 (23.8) | 6 (14.3) | 20 (40.8) | 13 (39.4) | 7 (43.8) | ||
Marital status, n (%)5 | 0.006a | 0.515a | |||||||
Married/civil partnership | 113 (73.4) | 79 (75.2) | 48 (76.2) | 31 (73.8) | 34 (69.4) | 25 (75.8) | 9 (56.3) | ||
Divorced or separated | 13 (8.4) | 8 (7.6) | 2 (3.2) | 6 (14.3) | 5 (10.2) | 3 (9.1) | 2 (12.5) | ||
Widowed | 15 (9.7) | 9 (8.6) | 4 (6.3) | 5 (11.9) | 6 (12.2) | 3 (9.1) | 3 (18.8) | ||
Unmarried | 13 (8.4) | 9 (8.6) | 9 (14.3) | – | 4 (8.2) | 2 (6.1) | 2 (12.5) | ||
Children, n (%)6 | 0.519 a | 0.588 a | |||||||
Yes | 139 (90.3) | 94 (89.5) | 55 (87.3) | 39 (92.9) | 45 (91.8) | 31 (93.9) | 14 (87.5) | ||
No | 15 (9.7) | 11 (10.5) | 8 (12.7) | 3 (7.1) | 4 (8.2) | 2 (6.1) | 2 (12.5) | ||
Type of residence, n (%)7 | 0.026 a | 0.005 a | |||||||
Tenancy/tenants’ association | 40 (26.0) | 27 (25.7) | 10 (15.9) | 17 (40.4) | 13 (26.5) | 7 (21.2) | 6 (37.5) | ||
Owner-occupied home/flat | 29 (18.8) | 19 (18.1) | 12 (19.0) | 7 (16.7) | 10 (20.4) | 4 (12.1) | 6 (37.5) | ||
Single-family house/link house | 82 (53.2) | 57 (54.3) | 39 (61.9) | 18 (42.9) | 25 (51.0) | 22 (66.7) | 3 (18.8) | ||
Nursing home | 1 (0.6) | – | – | – | 1 (2.0) | – | 1 (6.3) | ||
Other | 2 (1.3) | 2 (1.9) | 2 (3.2) | – | – | – | – | ||
Highest education level, n (%)8 | 0.901 a | 0.966 a | |||||||
Elementary school | 77 (51.3) | 53 (52.0) | 31 (50.8) | 22 (53.7) | 24 (50.0) | 15 (46.9) | 9 (56.3) | ||
Upper secondary school, 2 years | 21 (14.0) | 15 (14.7) | 9 (14.8) | 6 (14.6) | 6 (12.5) | 4 (12.5) | 2 (12.5) | ||
Upper secondary school, 3–4 years | 25 (16.7) | 14 (13.7) | 8 (13.1) | 6 (14.4) | 11 (22.9) | 8 (25.0) | 3 (18.8) | ||
University < 3 years | 6 (4.0) | 6 (5.9) | 3 (4.9) | 3 (7.3) | – | – | – | ||
University ≥ 3 years | 21 (14.0) | 14 (13.7) | 10 (16.4) | 4 (9.8) | 7 (14.6) | 5 (15.6) | 2 (12.5) | ||
Employment status, n (%)9 | 0.652 a | 1.000 a | |||||||
Employee | 29 (19.3) | 19 (18.8) | 14 (22.6) | 5 (12.8) | 10 (20.4) | 7 (21.2) | 3 (18.8) | ||
Self-employed | 9 (6.0) | 7 (6.9) | 4 (6.5) | 3 (7.7) | 2 (4.1) | 1 (3.0) | 1 (6.3) | ||
Pensioner | 109 (72.7) | 73 (72.3) | 42 (67.7) | 31 (79.5) | 36 (73.5) | 24 (72.7) | 12 (75.0) | ||
Long-term sick leave | 2 (1.3) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (1.6) | – | 1 (2.0) | 1 (3.0) | – | ||
Other | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (1.6) | – | – | – | |||
Histological type, n (%)10 | 0.405 a | ||||||||
Adenocarcinoma | 111 (72.5) | 68 (65.4) | 43 (68.3) | 25 (61.0) | 43 (87.8) | 28 (87.5) | 15 (88.2) | 1.000 a | |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 32 (20.9) | 32 (30.8) | 19 (30.2) | 13 (31.7) | – | – | – | ||
Other | 10 (6.5) | 4 (3.8) | 1 (1.6) | 3 (7.3) | 6 (12.2) | 4 (12.5) | 2 (11.8) | ||
M stage at diagnosis, n (%) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 a | |||||||
M0 | 105 (66.5) | 68 (63.6) | 57 (87.7) | 11 (26.2) | 37 (72.5) | 33 (97.1) | 4 (23.5) | ||
M1 | 53 (33.5) | 39 (36.4) | 8 (12.3) | 31 (73.8) | 14 (27.5) | 1 (2.9) | 13 (76.5) | ||
ASA score11 | 0.005 a | 1.000 a | |||||||
1 | 7 (6.8) | 5 (7.4) | 5 (10.0) | – | 2 (5.4) | 2 (6.9) | – | ||
2 | 47 (45.6) | 26 (39.4) | 23 (46.0) | 3 (18.8) | 21 (56.8) | 16 (55.2) | 5 (62.5) | ||
3 | 46 (44.7) | 32 (48.5) | 22 (44.0) | 10 (62.5) | 14 (37.8) | 11 (37.9) | 3 (37.5) | ||
4 | 3 (2.9) | 3 (4.5) | – | 3 (18.8) | – | – | – | ||
Performance status score, n (%)12 | < 0.001 a | 0.904 a | |||||||
0 | 68 (49.6) | 44 (47.3) | 34 (59.6) | 10 (27.8) | 24 (54.5) | 15 (51.7) | 9 (60.0) | ||
1 | 57 (41.6) | 42 (45.2) | 23 (40.4) | 19 (52.8) | 15 (34.1) | 10 (34.5) | 5 (33.3) | ||
2 | 9 (6.6) | 4 (4.3) | – | 4 (11.1) | 5 (11.4) | 4 (13.8) | 1 (6.7) | ||
3 | 3 (2.2) | 3 (3.2) | – | 3 (8.3) | – | – | – |