Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2023.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2023; 15(6): 1178-1190
Published online Jun 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i6.1178
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of two patient groups, n (%)

PBTG (n = 112)
PHG (n = 159)
Overall (n = 271)
P value
Age, yr
< 6539 (34.8)66 (41.5)105 (38.7)0.538
≥ 6573 (65.2)93 (58.5)166 (61.3)
Race
Black15 (13.4)17 (10.7)32 (11.8)0.443
Other20 (17.9)17 (10.7)37 (13.7)
White77 (68.8)125 (78.6)202 (74.5)
Sex
Female67 (59.8)65 (40.9)132 (48.7)0.009
Male45 (40.2)94 (59.1)139 (51.3)
Grade
G1 + G235 (31.3)70 (44.0)105 (38.7)0.041
G3 + G411 (9.8)26 (16.4)37 (13.7)
Unknown66 (58.9)63 (39.6)129 (47.6)
Stage
I10 (8.9)18 (11.3)28 (10.3)< 0.001
II28 (25.0)82 (51.6)110 (40.6)
III9 (8.0)6 (3.8)15 (5.5)
IV65 (58.0)53 (33.3)118 (43.5)
T
T111 (9.8)15 (9.4)26 (9.6)0.209
T226 (23.2)34 (21.4)60 (22.1)
T349 (43.8)93 (58.5)142 (52.4)
T426 (23.2)16 (10.1)42 (15.5)
T00 (0)1 (0.6)1 (0.4)
N
N067 (59.8)83 (52.2)150 (55.4)0.462
N145 (40.2)76 (47.8)121 (44.6)
M
M047 (42.0)106 (66.7)153 (56.5)< 0.001
M165 (58.0)53 (33.3)118 (43.5)
Primary malignancy
No23 (20.5)36 (22.6)59 (21.8)0.918
Yes89 (79.5)123 (77.4)212 (78.2)
OS, mo
mean (SD)14.6 (18.5)24.1 (21.2)20.2 (20.6)< 0.001
Median [Min, Max]7.50 [0, 87.0]18.0 [0, 95.0]13.0 [0, 95.0]