Variables | WL (N = 160) | UL(N = 55) | P- value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 63.5(±9.1) | 60.7 (±6.7) | 0.014 | |
Sex | Male | 144 | 55 | 0.014 |
Female | 16 | 0 | ||
Preoperative T stage | 1 | 95 | 23 | 0.001 |
2 | 50 | 11 | ||
3 | 15 | 21 | ||
Postoperative T stage | 1a | 48 | 3 | < 0.001 |
1b | 68 | 13 | ||
2 | 19 | 21 | ||
3 | 25 | 18 | ||
Location of cancer | Upper thoracic | 22 | 3 | 0.254 |
Middle thoracic | 78 | 31 | ||
Lower thoracic | 60 | 21 | ||
Method of surgery | Ivor Lewis | 148 | 45 | 0.080 |
McKeown | 114 | 10 | ||
Differentiation | Well | 24 | 3 | 0.351 |
Moderate | 109 | 52 | ||
Poor | 27 | 0 | ||
Neoadjuvant therapy | No | 136 | 26 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 24 | 29 |