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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2025; 17(12): 111704
Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111704
Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111704
Table 1 Baseline data of participants, n (%)
| Indicators | Observation group (n = 65) | Control group (n = 50) | t/χ2 | P value |
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 56.06 ± 11.26 | 59.92 ± 10.79 | 1.856 | 0.066 |
| Sex | 0.070 | 0.791 | ||
| Male | 38 (58.46) | 28 (56.00) | ||
| Female | 27 (41.54) | 22 (44.00) | ||
| Tumor classification | 0.606 | 0.895 | ||
| Gastric cancer | 18 (27.69) | 15 (30.00) | ||
| Rectal cancer | 16 (24.62) | 13 (26.00) | ||
| Colon cancer | 14 (21.54) | 12 (24.00) | ||
| Pancreatic cancer | 17 (26.15) | 10 (20.00) | ||
| Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (points) (mean ± SD) | 27.18 ± 6.34 | 28.18 ± 6.46 | 0.832 | 0.407 |
| Karnofsky Performance Status functional status score (points) (mean ± SD) | 39.58 ± 11.32 | 40.40 ± 14.04 | 0.347 | 0.729 |
| Previous chemotherapy treatments | 0.645 | 0.422 | ||
| No | 20 (30.77) | 12 (24.00) | ||
| Yes | 45 (69.23) | 38 (76.00) |
- Citation: Zhao P, Miao L, Fu GJ, Feng JY, Deng W, Li HY. Developing Kano’s model of customer satisfaction-driven intensive care unit end-of-life care strategies for gastrointestinal cancer patients. World J Gastrointest Surg 2025; 17(12): 111704
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v17/i12/111704.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111704