Table 1 Patient demographics (n/434, %)
Characteristic | Overall (n = 434) | BTS (n = 277, 63.8%) | Palliative stents (n = 124, 28.6%) | Others (n = 33, 7.6%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recurrent tumor (n = 10) | Benign diseases (n = 10) | Extra-luminal compression (n = 13) | ||||
Mean age | 63.49 ± 15.10 | 61.26 ± 14.04 | 69.62 ± 16.17 | 58.50 ± 13.88 | 58.70 ± 12.28 | 60.15 ± 14.06 |
Gender | ||||||
 Male | 302, 69.6% | 205, 74.0% | 78, 62.9% | 19, 57.6% | ||
 Female | 132, 30.4% | 72, 26.0% | 46, 37.1% | 14, 42.4% | ||
Co-morbidities | ||||||
 Yes | 126, 29.0% | 82, 29.6% | 39, 31.5% | 5, 15.2% | ||
 No | 308, 71.0% | 195, 70.4% | 85, 68.5% | 28, 84.8% | ||