Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2011; 17(23): 2867-2872
Published online Jun 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i23.2867
Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of 3018 gastric cancers included in the study n (%)
VariableSubgroupsFrequency
Gender ratioMale2211 (73.26)
Female807 (26.74)
Age at diagnosis (mean ± SD; yr)57.54 ± 11.24
Past history
Without2234 (74.02)
With784 (25.98)
Family historyWithout2467 (81.74)
With551 (18.26)
Cancer numberSingle2883 (96.65)
Multiple100 (3.35)
Cancer locationLower stomach1873 (62.64)
Middle stomach492 (16.46)
Upper stomach355 (11.87)
Total stomach270 (9.03)
Distant metastasis statusWithout2540 (85.04)
With447 (14.96)
Maximum tumor diameter (mean ± SD, cm)5.85 ± 3.30
Surgical curative degreeAbsolutely radical1396 (49.73)
Relatively radical809 (28.82)
Palliative602 (21.45)
Lymph node dissectionMore than D2608 (20.99)
D21362 (47.03)
D1269 (9.29)
Palliative surgery657 (22.69)
Combined other organ resectionWithout2016 (76.80)
With609 (23.20)
Histological typeWell differentiated755 (27.43)
Middle differentiated382 (13.88)
Poor differentiated1615 (58.69)
Borrmann classificationI70 (2.98)
II426 (18.15)
III1571 (66.94)
IV280 (11.93)
Lauren classificationIntestinal type1170 (43.89)
Diffuse type1496 (56.11)
pT stagepT1328 (11.89)
pT21486 (53.88)
pT3737 (26.72)
pT4207 (7.51)
Total dissected lymph node (mean ± SD)15.27 ± 13.11
Pathological lymph node statuspN01375 (45.56)
pN11039 (34.43)
pN2432 (14.31)
pN3172 (5.70)
Table 2 Univariate model of Cox and log normal regression with prognostic factors
HR (95% CI)
CoxLog normal
Sex
Male0.953 (0.843-1.078) 0.925 (0.818-1.046)
Female1.001.00
Age at diagnosis1.0151 (1.009-1.020)  1.0161 (1.011-1.021)
Past history
Without1.001.00
With0.7151 (0.631-0.831)  0.6941 (0.612-0.787)
Family history
Without1.001.00
With0.871 (0.752-1.009)  0.875 (0.754-1.014)
Cancer number
Single1.001.00
Multiple0.870 (0.622-1.218)    0.924 (0.661-1.294)
Cancer location
Lower third1.001.00
Middle third1.1811 (1.017-1.373)  1.3021 (1.233-1.374)
Upper third1.4361 (1.212-1.701)  1.6951 (1.429-1.897)
Total stomach2.4641 (2.062-2.944)  2.2071 (2.011-2.677)
Distant metastasis
Absent1.001.00
Present2.5541 (2.194-2.973)  2.5961 (2.227-3.027)
Surgical curative degree
Absolutely radical1.001.00
Relatively radical1.8351 (1.593-2.114)  2.1591 (2.020-2.308)
Palliative4.2361 (3.714-4.832)  4.6611 (4.214-4.759)
Lymph node dissection
> D21.001.00
D20.989 (0.859-1.138)  1.5361 (1.458-1.619)
D11.056 (0.853-1.307)  2.3591 (2.121-2.574)
< D13.3101 (2.854-3.839)  3.6241 (3.231-3.862)
Combined other organ resection
Without1.001.00
With1.9811 (1.749-2.245)  2.0701 (1.825-2.348)
Histologic types
Well differentiated1.001.00
Middle differentiated0.7061 (0.592-0.843)  0.976 (0.918-1.039)
Poor differentiated0.918 (0.814-1.036)  0.952 (0.897-1.011)
Borrmann classification (n (%))
 I1.001.00
II1.005 (0.892-1.340)  0.981 (0.894-1.019)
III1.2471 (1.173-1.638)  1.1761 (1.074-1.293)
IV2.5121 (1.842-3.075)  2.6101 (2.416-3.153)
Lauren classification (n (%))
Intestinal type1.001.00
Diffuse type1.2451 (1.082-1.184)  1.1711 (1.015-1.384)
pT stage
pT11.001.00
pT22.9361 (2.299-3.751)  1.7871 (1.666-1.916)
pT34.3051 (3.357-5.522)  3.1931 (3.066-3.321)
pT47.6971 (5.759-10.287)  5.7071 (5.579-5.833)
Total dissected nodes0.9931 (0.988-0.998)  0.9941 (0.988-0.998)
pN stage
pN01.001.00
pN11.5551 (1.372-1.764)  1.6331 (1.533-1.740)
pN22.5101 (2.133-2.953)  2.6671 (2.561-2.772)
pN33.6691 (2.901-4.640)  4.3551 (4.249-4.460)
Table 3 Multivariate model of Cox and log normal regression with prognostic factors (full model and final model)
Cox HR (95% CI)
Log normal HR (95% CI)
Full model (AIC = 1508.49)Final model (AIC = 2534.72)Full model (AIC = 913.34)Final model (AIC = 1693.56)
Sex
Male0.91 (0.801-1.034)0.886 (0.781-1.005)
Female1.00
Age at diagnosis1.0141 (1.009-1.02)1.0111 (1.006-1.017)1.0151 (1.010-1.021)1.0151 (1.009-1.020)
Past history
Without1.001.001.001.00
With0.8401 (0.738-0.955)0.8581 (0.755-0.975)0.8131 (0.716-0.914)0.8091 (0.713-0.919)
Family history
Without1.001.001.00
With0.957 (0.8254-1.11)0.967 (0.833-1.234)
Cancer number
Single1.001.00
Multiple1.21 (0.861-1.701)1.312 (1.935-1.840)
Cancer location
Lower third1.001.001.00
Middle third1.033 (0.885-1.205)1.1351 (1.073-1.199)1.1291 (1.069-1.194)
Upper third1.4061 (1.173-1.686)1.2881 (1.224-1.353)1.2771 (1.211-1.338)
Total stomach1.4661 (1.214-1.771)1.4621 (1.365-1.558)1.4391 (1.343-1.535)
Distant metastasis
Absent1.001.001.00
Present1.211 (1.013-1.447)1.2051 (1.011-1.437)1.1981 (1.009-1.424)
Surgical curative degree
Absolutely radical1.001.001.001.00
Relatively radical1.3891 (1.197-1.611)1.3831 (1.194-1.601)1.7241 (1.537-1.934)1.6721 (1.538-1.817)
Palliative3.8891 (2.583-5.855)2.6871 (2.316-3.116)2.9721 (2.770-3.174)2.7961 (2.653-2.938)
Lymph node dissection
> D21.001.00
D20.908 (0.784-1.051)0.967 (0.892-1.049)
D10.901 (0.712-1.14)0.935 (0.855-1.015)
< D10.6071 (0.395-0.935)0.904 (0.784-1.024)
Combined other organ resection
Without1.001.00
With1.4061 (1.227-1.61)1.4471 (1.264-1.657)
Histologic types
Well differentiated1.001.001.00
Middle differentiated1.056 (0.878-1.271)1.1101 (1.042-1.183)1.1201 (1.051-1.193)
Poor differentiated1.1791 (1.035-1.343)1.2321 (1.160-1.304)1.2541 (1.182-1.327)
Borrmann classification
 I1.001.001.001.00
II1.142 (0.957-1.319)1.201 (1.068-1.433)1.018 (0.943-1.106)1.015 (0.941-1.102)
III1.3151 (1.113-1.672)1.3941 (1.205-1.741)1.2461 (1.052-1.539)1.2411 (1.047-1.533)
IV2.1261 (1.758-3.119)2.2531 (1.827-3.284)2.5301 (2.376-2.713)2.5261 (2.372-2.708)
Lauren classification
Intestinal type1.001.001.00
Diffuse type1.1311 (1.012-1.358)1.3071 (1.154-1.528)1.3021 (1.148-1.523)
pT stage
pT11.001.001.001.00
pT21.8511 (1.431-2.394)1.9711 (1.528-2.542)1.1951 (1.102-1.297)1.1931 (1.100-1.294)
pT31.9811 (1.511-2.598)2.191 (1.678-2.858)1.4281 (1.328-1.527)1.4231 (1.324-1.522)
pT42.3441 (1.699-3.235)2.5011 (1.821-3.435)1.7061 (1.557-1.855)1.6971 (1.549-1.847)
Total dissected nodes0.9871 (0.981-0.993)0.9881 (0.982-0.993)
pN stage
pN01.001.001.001.00
pN11.2811 (1.123-1.461)1.2661 (1.11-1.444)1.5071 (1.393-1.620)1.5001 (1.387-1.622)
pN22.1391 (1.783-2.566)2.0951 (1.749-2.51)2.2711 (2.151-2.391)2.2501 (2.130-2.370)
pN33.241 (2.446-4.292)3.3251 (2.52-4.386)3.4221 (3.242-3.602)3.3751 (3.196-3.554)