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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Effects on heart function of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy in patients with cancer in the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction – a prospective cohort pilot study within a randomized clinical trial

Characteristics

Chemotherapy (n = 23)

Chemoradiotherapy (n = 17)

P

Age years median (range)

62 (46–71)

66 (56–75)

0.09

Male/Female

19/4

15/2

1.00

BMI median (range)

23 (18–33)

26 (21–35)

0.06

Weight change kg median (range)

−10 (−24, +2)

−10 (−21, +6)

0.62

Tumor type

   

Adenocarcinoma, n (%)

16 (70)

13 (76)

0.73

Squamous-cell carcinoma, n (%)

7 (30)

4 (24)

0.73

Clinical T stage

   

T1

0

0

_

T2

9

4

_

T3

14

13

_

Clinical N stage

   

N0

5

3

>0.99

N1

18

14

>0.99

Cardiovascular disease, n (%)

7 (30)

10 (59)

0.11

Hypertension, n (%)

7 (30)

9 (53)

0.20

Ischemic heart disease, n (%)

1 (4)

2 (12)

0.56

Smoking ongoing or previous, n (%)

10 (43)

4 (24)

0.32

COPD, n (%)

5 (22)

1 (6)

0.22

Anemia, n (%)

6 (26)

4 (23)

1.00

Diabetes, n (%)

3 (13)

3 (18)

1.00

ASA class, n I/II/III/IV

0/15/8/0

0/10/7/0

0.75

  1. BMI, Body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.