Table 2 Univariate analysis of factors predicting disease-free survival in node negative gastric cancer
From: Prognostic factors in patients with node-negative gastric cancer: an Indian experience
Variable | 5-year Disease free survival | p value |
|---|---|---|
1. Gender | Â | Â |
   Male | 68.2% | 0.78(NS) |
   Female | 65.4% |  |
2. Age | Â | Â |
   ≤53 years | 63.5% | 0.557(NS) |
   >53 years | 71.5% |  |
3. Haemoglobin | Â | Â |
   ≤9 gm% | 59.03% | 0.42(NS) |
   >9 gm% | 70.6% |  |
4. Patient Weight | Â | Â |
   ≤50 kg | 68.7% | 0.44(NS) |
   >50 kg | 66.5% |  |
5. Location of tumor | Â | Â |
   Distal | 71.8% | 0.05 |
   Proximal | 48.6% |  |
6. Multi-organ resection | Â | Â |
   None | 68.2% | 0.69(NS) |
   Pancreaticosplenectomy | 55.4% |  |
   Others | 100% |  |
7. Dissection | Â | Â |
   D1 | 53.5% | 0.100(NS) |
   D2 | 70.1% |  |
8. Histology | Â | Â |
   Adenocarcinoma | 65.5% | 0.30(NS) |
   Mucinous carcinoma | 84.6% |  |
   Signet ring cell carcinoma | 62.5% |  |
9. Grade | Â | Â |
   1 | 80% | 0.14(NS) |
   2 | 76.8% |  |
   3 | 60% |  |
10. Tumor size | Â | Â |
   ≤3 cm | 94.3% | 0.003 |
   >3 cm | 55.9% |  |
11. Serosal invasion | Â | Â |
   Absent | 86.4% | 0.0002 |
   Present | 51.9% |  |
12. No of nodes dissected | Â | Â |
   ≤15 | 59.6% | 0.07(NS) |
   >15 | 71.3% |  |
13. Gastric outlet obstruction | Â | Â |
   Absent | 70.3% | 0.27(NS) |
   Present | 60.7% |  |
14. Blood loss | Â | Â |
   ≤400 ml | 72.9% | 0.17(NS) |
   >400 ml | 64.3% |  |