Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with gastric cancer.

Gender^¶, n (%)

 Male

119 (68.8)

13.8 [13.7]

 Female

54 (31.2)

6.44 [12.5]

Age at diagnosis (years)

 Mean ± SD

59.3 ± 12.9

Age group^¶, n (%)

  ≤ 60 years

87 (50.3)

6.56 [12.6]

  > 60 years

86 (49.7)

9.36 [15.9]

Type of pathology^§, n (%)

 Intestinal adenocarcinoma

101(58.4)

6.82 [13.7]

 Signet ring cell adenocarcinoma

45 (26.0)

8.04 [15.0]

 Other

27 (15.6)

12.5 [13.6]

Differentiation degree^§, n (%)

 Well-differentiated

15 (8.70)

9.68 [10.6]

 Moderately differentiated

54 (31.2)

6.40 [17.3]

 Poorly differentiated

69 (39.9)

7.20 [11.0]

 No data

35 (20.2)

12.5 [12.8]

Tumor location^§, n (%)

 Pyloric Antrum

49 (28.3)

8.91 [17.4]

 Cardias

41 (23.7)

6.36 [11.2]

 Body

73 (42.2)

9.33 [14.4]

 No data

10 (5.80)

13.2 [7.72]

Tumor stage^§, n (%)

 In situ

1 (0.60)

127**

 I

14 (8.10)

3.35 [6.13]

 II

29 (16.8)

7.85 [16.7]

 III

47 (27.2)

6.89 [13.5]

 IV

51 (29.4)

11.2 [13.2]

 No data

31 (17.9)

12.0 [12.4]

Relapse^¶, n (%)

 Yes

53 (30.6)

6.90 [14.2]

 No

120 (69.4)

9.06 [14.2]

Vital state^¶, n (%)

 Dead

75 (43.4)

9.33 [13.9]

 Alive

98 (56.6)

8.18 [13.8]