Table 2 Associations between the T status or N status and clinicopathological data

Gender

Male

155

71

0.938

187

39

0.902

Female

58

26

70

14

Age

<60 years

115

53

0.915

139

29

0.933

≥60 years

98

44

118

24

Cardia

Not involved

142

87

0.000^**

184

45

0.045

Involved

71

10

73

8

Gastric body

Not involved

93

47

0.432

118

22

0.557

Involved

120

50

139

31

Gastric antrum

Not involved

99

24

0.000^**

106

17

0.214

Involved

114

73

151

36

Number of regions

1

127

63

0.657

159

31

0.326

2

80

32

90

22

3

6

2

8

0

Esophagus

Not involved

166

92

0.000^**

207

51

0.005

Involved

47

5

50

2

Duodenum

No

206

87

0.012^*

243

50

0.951

Yes

7

10

14

3

Signet ring cell carcinoma

No

160

75

0.838

193

42

0.787

Partly

41

16

49

8

Mainly

12

6

15

3

T grade

3

208

0

0.000^**

187

21

0.000

4

5

97

70

32

Borrmann type

I + II

70

12

0.000^**

76

6

0.002^**

III

98

16

108

6

IV

12

15

20

7

Grading

Well and moderately differentiated

24

5

0.275

26

3

0.404

Poorly differentiated

171

62

195

38