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Table 1 Background characteristics of patients in group 1 and group 2

From: Cytoreductive surgery and perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis in the elderly

 

Group 1 (< 65 years old)

Group 2 (≥ 65 years old)

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Total n = 611

   

Number n (%)

487 (79.7)

124 (20.3)

 

Gender n (%)

  

0.028

 Male

198 (40.7)

64 (51.6)

 

 Female

289 (59.3)

60 (48.4)

Age mean (range)

48.4 (14–64)

69.9 (65–85)

 

Year of operation n (%)

  

0.235

 1996–2002

30 (6.2)

3 (2.4)

 

 2003–2007

126 (25.9)

31 (25.0)

 

 2008–2013

331 (68.0)

90 (72.6)

 

Diagnosis n (%)

  

0.118

 CRC (n = 184)

137 (28.1)

47 (37.9)

 

 PMP (n = 157)

124 (25.5)

33 (26.6)

 

 Mesothelioma (n = 53)

47 (9.7)

6 (4.8)

 

 Appendiceal cancer (n = 137)

111 (22.8)

26 (21.0)

 

 Others (n = 80)

68 (14.0)

12 (9.7)

 

HIPEC n (%)

424 (87.1)

95 (76.6)

0.004

EPIC n (%)

237 (48.8)

60 (48.4)

 

PCI mean (SD)

18.4 (11.2)

16.5 (1.7)

0.095

CC n (%)

  

0.264

 0

394 (81.7)

95 (77.2)

 

 1

75 (15.6)

22 (17.9)

 

 2

9 (1.9)

6 (4.9)

 

 3

4 (0.8)

0 (0)

 

Transfusion mean (SD)

6.3 (7.8)

4.8 (6.5)

0.048