Characteristics | Before PSM | After PSM | ||||
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LG group [n = 80 (%)] | OG group [n = 68 (%)] | Standardized difference | LG group [n = 55 (%)] | OG group [n = 55 (%)] | Standardized difference | |
Age (year) | 58.2 ± 8.6 | 57.4 ± 10.3 | 0.088 | 56.9 ± 9.2 | 57.4 ± 10.8 | 0.049 |
Sex | ||||||
 Male | 63 (78.8) | 59 (86.8) | 0.213 | 45 (81.8) | 46 (83.6) | 0.048 |
 Female | 17 (21.2) | 9 (13.2) | 0.213 | 10 (18.2) | 9 (16.4) | 0.048 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.8 ± 3.5 | 22.9 ± 2.6 | 0.006 | 22.9 ± 3.7 | 22.7 ± 2.2 | 0.056 |
CCIa | ||||||
 0 | 46 (57.5) | 49 (72.1) | 0.309 | 40 (72.7) | 38 (69.1) | 0.079 |
 1 | 16 (20.0) | 13 (19.1) | 0.023 | 8 (14.5) | 11 (20.0) | 0.146 |
 2 | 10 (12.5) | 3 (4.4) | 0.294 | 4 (7.3) | 3 (5.5) | 0.074 |
 ≥ 3 | 8 (10.0) | 3 (4.4) | 0.218 | 3 (5.5) | 3 (5.5) | 0 |
ASA score | ||||||
 1 | 10 (12.5) | 9 (13.2) | 0.021 | 6 (10.9) | 9 (16.4) | 0.161 |
 2 | 69 (86.3) | 54 (79.4) | 0.184 | 48 (87.3) | 44 (80.0) | 0.198 |
 3 | 1 (1.3) | 5 (7.4) | 0.302 | 1 (1.8) | 2 (3.6) | 0.111 |
cT stage | ||||||
 2 | 2 (2.5) | 2 (2.9) | 0.025 | 1 (1.8) | 1 (1.8) | 0 |
 3 | 33 (41.3) | 30 (44.1) | 0.057 | 23 (41.8) | 24 (43.6) | 0.036 |
 4a | 45 (56.3) | 36 (52.9) | 0.068 | 31 (56.4) | 30 (54.5) | 0.038 |
cN stage | ||||||
 0 | 8 (10.0) | 7 (10.3) | 0.010 | 7 (12.7) | 7 (12.7) | 0 |
 N +  | 72 (90.0) | 61 (89.7) | 0.010 | 48 (87.3) | 48 (87.3) | 0 |
cTNM stageb | ||||||
 II | 9 (11.3) | 8 (11.8) | 0.016 | 7 (12.7) | 8 (14.5) | 0.053 |
 III | 71 (88.8) | 60 (88.2) | 0.016 | 48 (87.3) | 47 (85.5) | 0.053 |
Tumor location | ||||||
 Upper third | 49 (61.3) | 45 (66.2) | 0.102 | 35 (63.6) | 36 (65.5) | 0.040 |
 Middle third | 9 (11.3) | 10 (14.7) | 0.101 | 7 (12.7) | 8 (14.5) | 0.053 |
 Lower third | 22 (27.5) | 13 (19.1) | 0.200 | 13 (23.6) | 11 (20.0) | 0.087 |
Tumor sizec (cm) | 4.3 ± 2.8 | 4.2 ± 2.6 | 0.046 | 4.2 ± 2.7 | 4.3 ± 2.7 | 0.030 |
Resection type | ||||||
 Proximal | 9 (11.3) | 21 (30.9) | 0.495 | 9 (16.4) | 11 (20.0) | 0.093 |
 Distal | 12 (15.0) | 9 (13.2) | 0.052 | 8 (14.5) | 7 (12.7) | 0.053 |
Total | 59 (73.8) | 38 (55.9) | 0.382 | 38 (69.1) | 37 (67.3) | 0.039 |
Reconstruction method | ||||||
 Esophagogastrostomy | 9 (11.3) | 21 (30.9) | 0.495 | 9 (16.4) | 11 (20.0) | 0.093 |
 Billroth-II gastrojejunostomy | 6 (7.5) | 4 (5.9) | 0.064 | 4 (7.3) | 2 (3.6) | 0.164 |
 Roux-en-Y | 65 (81.3) | 43 (63.2) | 0.413 | 42 (76.4) | 42 (76.4) | 0 |