Improved quality of life in patients with gastric cancer after esophagogastrostomy reconstruction

Table 1 Clinicopathological factors of the three groups

Clinicopathological factors	EA group (54)	EP group (45)	EE group (50)	P
Age (yr)	62.5 ± 5.4	56.6 ± 7.6	65.1 ± 8.6	0.668
Gender				0.775
Male	36	29	30
Female	18	16	20
Tumor size (cm)	4.6 ± 1.6	5.0 ± 1.7	4.8 ± 1.3	0.963
Histological type				0.993
Well-differentiated	18	15	17
Moderately differentiated	20	17	19
Poorly differentiated	10	9	8
Signet ring cell type	6	4	6
Lauren’s classification				0.978
Intestinal	30	24	27
Diffuse	18	16	17
Mixed	6	5	6
Lymph node status				0.989
Negative	38	34	36
Positive	16	11	14
Lymphovascular invasion				0.989
Negative	45	38	42
Positive	9	7	8
Stage				0.788
I	17	16	18
II	21	17	20
IIIa	11	7	9
IIIb	5	5	3