Research Report
Copyright ©2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Med Genet. May 27, 2014; 4(2): 39-45
Published online May 27, 2014. doi: 10.5496/wjmg.v4.i2.39
Table 1 Difference in age at onset in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinomas with and without a family history of the cancer
Positive family history
Negative family history
DifferencesPt-test
n (%)Mean age (yr) ± SD (1)n (%)Mean age (yr) ± SD (2)(1)-(2)(1)-(2)
Total76651.83 ± 8.39177653.49 ± 8.23-1.660.000b
Sex
Female229 (33.80)52.46 ± 7.91600 (29.90)53.48 ± 7.81-1.020.100
Male537 (66.20)51.56 ± 8.581176 (70.10)53.49 ± 8.44-1.930.000b
Tobacco
Nonsmoker282 (36.80)52.66 ± 8.03739 (41.60)53.63 ± 8.27-0.980.090
Smoker484 (63.20)51.35 ± 8.561037 (58.40)53.38 ± 8.13-2.030.000b
Alcohol
Nondrinker480 (62.70)52.10 ± 8.371200 (67.60)53.38 ± 8.21-1.290.004a
Drinker286 (37.30)51.38 ± 8.42578 (32.40)53.70 ± 8.28-2.320.000b
Surgery year
1975-1979224 (29.20)50.90 ± 8.21376 (21.20)52.36 ± 8.00-1.460.034a
1980-1984216 (28.20)51.69 ± 8.58545 (30.70)52.95 ± 8.18-1.260.050a
1985-1989326 (42.60)52.56 ± 8.34855 (48.10)54.32 ± 8.28-1.760.001b
TNM
Tis,1N0M034 (4.40)50.94 ± 9.7866 (3.70)55.52 ± 7.24-4.570.010a
T2,3N0M0422 (55.10)51.64 ± 8.30983 (55.30)53.30 ± 8.37-1.670.001b
T2,3,4N1M0310 (40.50)52.19 ± 8.37727 (40.90)53.55 ± 8.10-1.360.010a
Resection
Exploratory16 (2.10)49.88 ± 8.1628 (1.60)52.57 ± 9.18-2.700.340
R1 or R270 (9.10)49.33 ± 10.00152 (8.60)54.73 ± 8.49-5.400.000b
R0680 (88.80)52.13 ± 8.171596 (89.90)53.38 ± 8.18-1.250.001b