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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2006; 12(16): 2588-2592
Published online Apr 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i16.2588
Table 1 Clinicopathological features of patients with or without synchronous cancer
SynchronousSynchronous cancer With n (%)Characteristics cancer Without n (%)P value
Age (yr, mean±SD)64.6 ± 9.559.4 ± 12.5< 0.001
Sex0.002
Male90 (81.1)2144 (67.4)
Female21 (18.9)1036 (32.6)
Multiplicity0.009
Single106 (95.5)3146 (98.9)
Multiple5 (4.5)34 (1.1)
Preoperative Stage< 0.001
Early gastric cancer62 (55.4)1135 (35.7)
Advanced gastric cancer50 (44.6)2045 (64.3)
Differentiation< 0.001
Differentiated94 (84.7)1383 (43.4)
Undifferentiated17 (15.3)1797 (56.6)