Prognostic value of fibrinogen and D-dimer-fibrinogen ratio in resectable gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Table 5 Clinicopathologic characteristics of gastrointestinal stromal tumor patients grouped by preoperative fibrinogen

Characteristic	Low FIB (< 3.24 g/L)	High FIB (≥ 3.24 g/L)	P value
Age (yr)			< 0.01
< 61	78	0
≥ 61	17	75
Gender			< 0.01
Male	91	0
Female	4	75
Location			< 0.01
Gastric	95	27
Nongastric	0	48
Tumor size (cm)			< 0.01
≤ 5	95	2
> 5	0	73
NIH risk category			< 0.01
Very low	18	0
Low	65	0
Intermediate	12	25
High	0	50
Mitotic index			< 0.01
≤ 5/50 HPFs	95	30
> 5/50 HPFs	0	45

FIB: Fibrinogen; HPFs: High power fields.