Gastric partitioning for the treatment of malignant gastric outlet obstruction

Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of all patients

Variables	GP, n = 30	GJ, n = 30	P value
Gender			0.405
Female	8 (26.7)	11 (36.7)
Male	22 (73.3)	19 (63.3)
Age in yr			0.343
mean (SD)	67.5 (13.4)	64.3 (12.7)
Hemoglobin in g/dL			0.782
mean (SD)	9.7 (2.1)	9.9 (1.8)
Albumin in g/dL			0.087
mean (SD)	3.6 (0.6)	3.3 (0.6)
Karnofsky performance status			0.001
60-70	20 (66.7)	7 (23.3)
80-90	10 (33.3)	23 (76.7)
ECOG			0.020
0-1	11 (36.7)	20 (66.7)
2-3	19 (67.9)	10 (33.3)
Peritoneal metastasis			0.055
P0	17 (60.7)	9 (34.6)
P1	11 (39.3)	17 (65.4)
Distant metastasis			0.192
M0	16 (57.1)	12 (40)
M1	12 (42.9)	18 (60)
Weight in Kg			0.598
mean (SD)	56.5 (12.1)	54.9 (11.3)
BMI in Kg/m²			0.362
mean (SD)	21.8 (5.1)	20.7 (3.9)
Initial GOOS			1.0
0-1	18 (60)	18 (60)
2-3	12 (40)	12 (40)

Total population n = 60. Data presented as n (%). BMI: Body mass index; ECOG: Eastern cooperative oncology group; GJ: Gastrojejunostomy; GOOS: Gastric outlet obstruction score; GP: Gastric partitioning.