Table 1 Patient characteristics.

From: Surgery versus chemoradiotherapy in patients with stage T1bN0M0 esophageal cancer: a retrospective cohort study

 

Unmatched cohort

P

PSM cohort

P

Chemoradiotherapy (n = 55)

Surgery (n = 460)

Chemoradiotherapy (n = 49)

Surgery (n = 49)

Age

  

0.377

  

0.682

 < 67

23 (41.8%)

226 (49.1%)

 

22 (44.9%)

19 (38.8%)

 

 ≥ 67

32 (58.2%)

234 (50.9%)

 

27 (55.1%)

30 (61.2%)

 

Sex

  

0.858

  

0.999

 Female

10 (18.2%)

93 (20.2%)

 

7 (14.3%)

6 (12.2%)

 

 Male

45 (81.8%)

367 (79.8%)

 

42 (85.7%)

43 (87.8%)

 

Race

  

0.014

  

0.714

White

43 (78.2%)

410 (89.2%)

 

39 (79.6%)

41 (83.7%)

 

 Black

9 (16.4%)

25 (5.4%)

 

8 (16.3%)

5 (10.2%)

 

 Others

3 (5.4%)

25 (5.4%)

 

2 (4.1%)

3 (6.1%)

 

Site

  

0.001

  

0.898

 Upper third

7 (12.7%)

18 (3.9%)

 

4 (8.2%)

2 (4.1%)

 

 Middle third

15 (27.3%)

68 (14.8%)

 

12 (24.4%)

12 (24.5%)

 

 Lower third

29 (52.7%)

348 (75.7%)

 

29 (59.2%)

31 (63.3%)

 

 Overlapping

4 (7.3%)

26 (5.6%)

 

4 (8.2%)

4 (8.1%)

 

Histology

  

0.002

  

0.999

 SCC

21 (38.2%)

89 (19.3%)

 

15 (30.6%)

15 (30.6%)

 

 AC

34 (61.8%)

371 (80.7%)

 

34 (69.4%)

34 (69.4%)

 

Grade

  

0.030

  

0.999

 I/II

29 (52.7%)

298 (64.8%)

 

29 (59.2%)

29 (59.2%)

 

 III/IV

18 (32.7%)

137 (29.8%)

 

14 (28.6%)

14 (28.6%)

 

 Unknown

8 (14.6%)

25 (5.4%)

 

6 (12.2%)

6 (12.2%)

 
  1. SCC Squamous cell carcinoma, AC Adenocarcinoma, PSM Propensity score matching.