Factors associated with early recurrence after curative surgery for gastric cancer

Table 2 Univariate analysis of factors predicting early recurrence in patients with early gastric cancer n (%)

Variable	Early recurrence	Late/no recurrence	Univariate analysis
	n = 4	n = 76	P value
Gender			0.623
Women	1 (25.0)	35 (46.1)
Men	3 (75.0)	41 (53.9)
Age at diagnosis (yr)			0.646
≤ 60	3 (75.0)	45 (59.2)
60	1 (25.0)	31 (40.8)
Tumor size (cm)			0.011
≤ 5.0	2 (50.0)	74 (97.4)
>5.0	2 (50.0)	2 (2.6)
Lauren histotype			0.646
Intestinal	3 (75.0)	45 (59.2)
Diffuse-mixed	1 (25.0)	31 (40.8)
Lymphovascular invasion			< 0.144
Present	1 (25.0)	2 (2.6)
Absent	3 (75.0)	74 (97.4)
pT stage			< 0.639
pT1a	2 (50.0)	47 (61.8)
pT1b	2 (50.0)	29 (38.2)
pN stage			0.048
N0	2 (50.0)	70 (92.1)
N1, N2	2 (50.0)	6 (7.9)
Intraoperative chemotherapy			1.000
Yes	1 (25.0)	19 (25.0)
No	3 (75.0)	57 (75.0)

P values were evaluated by Fisher’s exact test.