Table 3 The clinical comparison between the increased, decreased, and not changed groups in the SEMS group before and after stent insert
SEMS (n=21) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Increased (n=9) | Decreased (n=11) | Not changed (n=1) | P value | ||
Age (mean (SD), y) | 72.11 (11.74) | 70.55 (6.92) | 70 | 0.793 | |
Sex | 0.098 | ||||
Male | 9 | 4 | 0 | ||
Female | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
Primary tumor site | 0.327 | ||||
Transverse colon | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
Descending colon | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Sigmoid colon | 7 | 8 | 0 | ||
cTNM stage | 0.465 | ||||
II | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
III | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||