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Retrospective Study
©The Author(s) 2026.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Feb 15, 2026; 18(2): 115387
Published online Feb 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i2.115387
Table 1 Patient characteristics and demographics in this study, n (%)/mean ± SD
Characteristics
Total (n = 147)
Mean (SD)
Range
Gender
    Male107 (72.79)
    Female40 (27.21)
Age, years59.53 ± 9.9126-82
    < 65101 (68.71)
    ≥ 6546 (31.29)
BMI (kg/m2)23.94 ± 3.0915.04-32.39
    Underweight4 (2.72)
    Normal72 (48.98)
    Overweight56 (38.10)
    Obese15 (10.20)
Smoking history
    No67 (45.58)
    Yes80 (54.42)
Drinking history
    No85 (57.82)
    Yes62 (42.18)
NACT regimen
    SOX137 (93.20)
    Others10 (6.80)
Diabetes
    No122 (82.99)
    Yes25 (17.01)
Hypertension
    No103 (70.07)
    Yes44 (29.93)
Location
    1/3 lower89 (60.54)
    1/3 middle32 (21.77)
    1/3 upper11 (7.48)
    Total15 (10.20)
Clinical T stage
    T215 (10.20)
    T365 (44.22)
    T467 (45.58)
Clinical N stage
    N-37 (25.17)
    N+110 (74.83)
Clinical stage
    254 (36.73)
    393 (63.27)
CEA, ng/mL3.3 ± 3.520.56-33.31
CA19-9, U/mL16.6 ± 20.630.6-159.5
hsCRP, mg/L2.56 ± 4.750.14-28.43
GNRI107.17 ± 10.5656.23-162.83
PIV170.35 ± 127.516.66-823.23
NRS2002 score
    < 3103 (70.07)
    ≥ 344 (29.93)
Vascular invasion
    No99 (67.35)
    Yes48 (32.65)
Perineural invasion
    No108 (73.47)
    Yes39 (26.53)
Pathological T stage
    T022 (14.97)
    T125 (17.01)
    T235 (23.81)
    T336 (24.49)
    T429 (19.73)
Pathological N stage
    N-92 (62.59)
    N+55 (37.41)
Pathological stage
    PCR21 (14.29)
    153 (36.05)
    235 (23.81)
    338 (25.85)
CAP
    022 (14.97)
    128 (19.05)
    247 (31.97)
    350 (34.01)
Complication
    No98 (66.67)
    Yes49 (33.33)


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