Table 3 Recurrence patterns and rates in patients with pStage II–III gastric cancer according to the combination of obesity and PAIC.
From: Obesity paradox as a new insight from postoperative complications in gastric cancer
Recurrence | Obesity ( +) PAIC ( +) (n = 16) | Obesity ( +) PAIC (-) (n = 74) | P value | Obesity (-) PAIC ( +) (n = 54) | Obesity (-) PAIC (-) (n = 355) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total patients | 7 (44%) | 22 (30%) | 0.376 | 20 (37%) | 129 (34%) | 0.882 |
Recurrence types | ||||||
Peritoneum | 5 (31%) | 7 (10%) | 0.035 | 9 (17%) | 70 (20%) | 0.713 |
Local | 1 (6%) | 2 (3%) | 0.448 | 1 (2%) | 11 (3%) | 1.000 |
Lymph node | 1 (6%) | 7 (10%) | 1.000 | 4 (7%) | 34 (10%) | 0.802 |
Hematogenous | 2 (13%) | 10 (14%) | 1.000 | 9 (17%) | 37 (10%) | 0.162 |
Others | 2 (13%) | 1 (1%) | 0.326 | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (3%) | 0.614 |
