Exploration of the association between SF3B4 and HMGB1 expression and the clinicopathological features and prognosis of gastric cancer

Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics, n (%)

	Gastric cancer group, n = 114	Non-gastric cancer group, n = 90	t/χ²	P value
Gender			0.242	0.622
Male	71 (62.28)	53 (58.89)
Female	43 (37.72)	37 (41.11)
Age, years	57.45 ± 7.96	57.62 ± 7.85	0.152	0.879
BMI, kg/m²	23.37 ± 2.14	23.19 ± 2.26	0.581	0.561
ECOG score, points	1.73 ± 0.64	1.65 ± 0.59	0.917	0.360
Body surface area, m²	2.26 ± 0.77	2.14 ± 0.82	1.074	0.284
Helicobacter pylori infection			0.418	0.517
Present	101 (88.60)	77 (85.56)
Absent	13 (11.40)	13 (14.44)
Education level			0.408	0.522
High school or below	91 (79.82)	75 (83.33)
College or above	23 (20.18)	15 (16.67)

BMI: Body mass index; ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.